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marissa [1.9K]
2 years ago
6

If a ladder is 5.5 m long and it is placed 3 m from the wall, solve and show the work when you use the Pythagorean Theorem to fi

nd how far up the wall the ladder will reach.
Mathematics
1 answer:
natali 33 [55]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

4.609 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

The hypotenuse is the ladder because it is the slanted side. 3m is one of the other side lengths

A^2 + B^2 = C^2

3^2 + B^2 = 5.5^2

9 + B^2 = 30.25

30.25 - 9= B^2

21.25= B^2

4.609=B

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