A 3m ladder stands on horizontal ground and reaches 2.8 m up a vertical wall. how far is the foot of the ladder from the base of

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TiliK225 [7]

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A 3m ladder stands on horizontal ground and reaches 2.8 m up a vertical wall. how far is the foot of the ladder from the base of

the wall? round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Mathematics

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ivolga24 [154] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-27T18:49:17+03:00

ivolga24 [154]3 years ago

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1.08 m. is the answer because you would use the pythagorean theorem to solve it.
2.8^2+b^2=3^2
7.84+b^2=9
b^2=9-7.84
square root of b^2=square root of 1.16
b=1.08