Question

Juan leaned a 55-foot ladder against the side of a building. The base

Answer 1

Answer:

61.8 feet to nearest tenth.

Step-by-step explanation:

USING THE PYTHAGORAS THEOREM:

55*2 = 21^2 + h^2  where h is the height of the top of the ladder from the ground.

h^2 = 55^2 - 21^2

      =  2584

h = √2584

   =  50.83 ft.

So the height of the building

= 11 + 50.83

= 61.83 feet.