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Watch help video If you place a 13-foot ladder against the top of a 12-foot building, how many feet will the bottom of the ladder be from the bottom of the building? feet Submit Answer Answer: Type here to search O

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} X\text{ will represent the bottom of the ladder fom the bottom of the building} \\ U\text{sing pythagoras Theorem} \\ (Hyp)^2=(opp)^2+(Adj)^2 \\ 13^2=x^2+12^2 \\ 169=x^2\text{ +144} \\ 169-144=x^2 \\ 25=x^2 \\ x^2\text{ = 25} \\ x\text{ = }\sqrt[]{25} \\ x\text{ = 5foot} \end{gathered}$