Question

A window is 12 feet above the ground. A ladder is placed on the ground to reach the window. If the bottom of the ladder is placed 5 feet away from the building, what is the length of the ladder?

Answer 1

You will need to use Pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2
the a and b values will be 12 and 5 feet. So just plug them in and solve for c.
12^2 + 5^2 = c^2
144 + 25 = c^2
169 = c^2 square root both sides
13 = c
so the ladder has a length of 13 feet.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer would be 17 or 6 square root 8

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a question that cant be solved by Pythagorean theorem