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Ksivusya [100]
3 years ago
7

A 25-foot ladder leans against a wall. The base of the ladder is 15 feet from the bottom of the wall. How far up the wall does t

he top of the ladder reach?

Mathematics
2 answers:
sukhopar [10]3 years ago
8 0

ANSWER

20ft

EXPLANATION

The ladder, the wall and the ground formed a right triangle.

Let how far up the wall does the top of the ladder reached be x units.

The 25ft ladder is the hypotenuse.

The shorter legs are, 15ft and x ft

Then from Pythagoras Theorem,

{x}^{2}  +  {15}^{2}  =  {25}^{2}

{x}^{2}  + 225 = 625

{x}^{2}= 625 - 225

{x}^{2}= 400

x =  \sqrt{400}

x = 20ft

Therefore the ladder is 20 ft up the wall.

motikmotik3 years ago
3 0

Answer: 20 feet.

Step-by-step explanation:

Observe the right triangle attached.

You need to find the value of "x".

Then, you can use the Pythagorean Theorem:

a^2=b^2+c^2

Where "a" is the hypotenuse of the triangle, and "b" and "c" are the legs.

 In this case, you can identify that:

a=25ft\\b=15ft\\c=x

Substitute these values into  a^2=b^2+c^2:

 (25ft)^2=(15ft)^2+x^2

Now, you need to solve for x to find how far up the wall the top of the ladder reaches. Then you get:

x^2=(25ft)^2-(15ft)^2

x=\sqrt{(25ft)^2-(15ft)^2}

x=20ft

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