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3 years ago

The base of a 13 foot ladder is 5 feet away from the wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?

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2 answers:

notsponge [240]3 years ago

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Answer:

The ladder would be 12 feet up the wall.

Step-by-step explanation:

frez [133]3 years ago

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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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