Brian borrowed a 20 foot extension ladder to use when he paints hes house. If he sets the base of the ladder 6 feet from the hou
se, as shown below, how far up will the top of the ladder reach?round to one decimal place.
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The linear equation in slope intercept form is equal to
where
m is the slope or unit rate of the linear equation
b is the y-intercept or initial value
In this problem we have
The slope is equal to
The y-intercept is equal to
so
substitute the given values