Hey guys, I'm relearning some Algebra and was confused about this problem. In the equation, the problem was divided by 3. This m
akes sense because its easier to work with smaller numbers. However, after that the negative signs swapped. Why does this happen? I remember switching signs years ago when I learned it but now I can't remember the rule as to why. Thank you so much.
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The line needs to be 8.06 m long
Explanation
Given that the ladder is 7 feet tall and the bottom of the slide should be 4 m away from the ladder.
The ladder,slide and the ground connecting them makes the sides of a right angled triangle with ladder as the height and ground as the base.
base=4m
height=7m
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