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Cerrena [4.2K]
3 years ago
13

A ladder 25 feet long is placed so that it’s top reaches 24 feet up the side of the house. How far from the house is the bottom

of the ladder
Mathematics
1 answer:
marishachu [46]3 years ago
8 0
Use Pythagoras theorem

25^2 = 24^2 + x^2

x^2 = 25^2 - 24^2 

x^2 = 49  
x = 7 feet  Answer
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