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viktelen [127]
3 years ago
12

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

bottom of the ladder?
Mathematics
1 answer:
zlopas [31]3 years ago
5 0
We know that the building must form a right angle with the ground, so the triangle formed by the ladder, the wall, and the distance between the base of the ladder and the wall is a right triangle. We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the distance the ladder is from the building.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
We know that the ladder is the hypotenuse because it is opposite the right angle.
a^2 + b^2 = 20^2
Substitute the length of the other side and solve.
a^2 + 17^2 = 20^2
a^2 + 289 = 400
a^2 = 111
The distance from the wall to the bottom of the ladder is the square root of 111 or approximately 10.5357 feet
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