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nydimaria [60]
3 years ago
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A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a house. the base of the ladder is 4 feet from the house. to the nearest tenth of a foot, ho

w high does the top of

Mathematics
1 answer:
adell [148]3 years ago
3 0
The correct question is
<span>A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a house. the base of the ladder is 4 feet from the house. to the nearest tenth of a foot. </span>How high up the house does the ladder reach?

see the picture attached to better understand the problem

applying the Pythagoras Theorem
15²=4²+h²-----> h²=15²-4²-----> h²=225-16----> h=√209
h=14.46 ft------> h=14.5 ft

the answer is
14.5 ft

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