1 year ago

A pencil ladder, represented in the diagram at left, is a compact ladder

Mathematics

1 answer:

Savatey [412]1 year ago

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Since I'm assuming you need to find the height of the supporting wall, I recommend drawing a diagram to help you better visualize what it would look like, like in the attached diagram. You'll see that it forms a triangle, with leg lengths 4.5 and x and a hypotenuse length 11. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the height of the supporting wall.

Hope this helps!

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