Owen has a 15 ft ladder, the instructions say that the base of the ladder should be 6 ft from the wall. How high up the wall wil

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l the top of the ladder be? Please explain your work. PLS HELP! WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST TO BEST ANSWER! 15 POINTS PER PERSON! PLS HELP QUICKLY!

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pogonyaev · Answer 1 · 2022-04-10T11:08:20+03:00

pogonyaev3 years ago

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Answer:

height = 13.75 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

use the Pythagorean theorem

hypotenuse^2 =base^2 + height^2

15^2 = 6^2+height^2

225 = 36 + height^2

189 = height^2

height = 13.75 feet