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melamori03 [73]
3 years ago
14

A 20 foot ladder leaning against a wall is used to reach a window that is 17 feet above the ground. How far from the wall is the

bottom of the ladder? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot
Mathematics
1 answer:
Liono4ka [1.6K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The wall is 10.5 foot far from the bottom of the ladder.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Height of the ladder leaning against wall (Hypotenuse) = 20 foot.

Height from where the window is above from the ground (Leg1) = 17 feet.

To find the distance of the bottom of the ladder far from the wall (Leg2) = ?

Now, by using the pythagorean theorem:

Hypotenuse^{2} = (Leg1)^{2} + (Leg2)^{2}

20^{2} =17^{2}+(Leg2) ^{2}

400=289+(Leg2)^{2}

400-289=(Leg2)^{2}

111=(Leg2)^{2}

by squaring both sides

Leg2=10.535

10.535 foot rounded nearest tenth is 10.5 foot.

Therefore, the wall is 10.5 foot far from the bottom of the ladder.  

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