Think of the 13-ft length of the ladder as the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Represent the horiz. distance from foot of ladder to base of tree by x, or 5 ft.
Represent the vert. dist. from base of tree to top of ladder by y, which is unknown.
Then (13 ft)^2 = (5 ft)^2 + y^2, or
169 ft^2 = 25 ft^2 + y^2. This simplifies to y^2 = 144. Thus y = + 12 feeet.
Note: Please pay attention to your spelling: "lader i up agenst a tree" should be "the top of a 13-ft ladder is placed against a tree."
Answer:
864 ft^2.
Step-by-step explanation:
Area of the base = 16^2 = 256.
Area of the triangular sides = 4 * 1/2 * 16 * 19
Total area = 256 + 608
= 864 ft^2.
Answer: 20/3 square inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Area = length*width
length = 5 in.
width = 4/3 in.
A = 5 * (4/3) = 20/3 in^2
7 7/8 - 3 1/4
7 7/8 = 6.125
3 1/4 = 0.75
so 6.125 - 0.75
= 5.375
as a mixed fraction the answer is 5 3/8
