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Mekhanik [1.2K]
3 years ago
6

A ladder is leaning against the side of a building. The building and the ground form a right angle. How high on the building wil

l the ladder touch if the ladder is 10 ft long and the base of the ladder is 6 ft from the base of the building?
Mathematics
2 answers:
Zielflug [23.3K]3 years ago
7 0
<span>B) 
8 ft 
6, 8, 10 are lengths of a Pythagorean triple 
6^2 + 8^2 = 10^2</span><span>
</span>
rewona [7]3 years ago
4 0
8 ft up the building is where the top of the ladder touches (use Pythagorean Theorem)


Hope I helped


Brainliest if satisfied :D
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