Find the value of x. The diagram is not to scale.
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
You need to draw a Right triangle as the one attached, where "x" is the lenght of a ladder Andrew will need to reach the top and be out of the flower bed.
You must apply the Pythagorean Theorem. This is:
Where "a" is the hypotenuse and "b" and "c" are the legs of the Right triangle.
If you solve for "a", you get:
In this case, you can identify in the figure that:
Therefore, knowing those values, you can substitute them into and then you must evaluate, in order to find the value of "x".
This is:
