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anastassius [24]
2 years ago
6

A roofer leaned a 16 foot ladder against a house if the base of the ladder is 5 feet from the house how high up the house does t

he ladder reach
Mathematics
1 answer:
valkas [14]2 years ago
8 0

Answer:

15.2 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

We use Pythagorean Theorem to find the height.

The hypotenuse of the formed triangle =  length of ladder = 16 feet

base = 5 feet

let h = height of house

16 ^2 = 5^2  +  h^2

256 = 25 + h^2

231 = h^2

h = root(231) = 15.1986 feet

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