Use the pythagorean theorem to solve the problem. Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary.

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zmey [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

11.31 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Here in this problem ladder forms a right triangle with the wall of the house and it is acts as hypotenuse, length of one leg of right triangle given to be 4 feet.

Let the ladder reaches x ft height of the house.

Hence, by Pythagoras theorem:

${12}^{2} = {4}^{2} + {x}^{2} \\ 144 = 16 + {x}^{2} \\ {x}^{2} = 144 - 16 \\ {x}^{2} = 128 \\ x = \sqrt{128} \\ x = 11.3137085 \\ x = 11.31 \: ft$

Hence, the ladder reaches 11.31 ft height of the house.

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