The base of a 13 foot ladder is 5 feet away from the wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?
2 answers:
Answer:
The ladder would be 12 feet up the wall.
Step-by-step explanation:
let x be how far up the wall ladder reaches
by Pythagoras theorem
x^2+5^2=13^2
x^2 =(13^2)-(5^2)
x= square root of 144
x= 12 or x =-12(rej,x>0)
hence ladder reaches 12 foot up the wall
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