Answer:
8
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the pythagorean theorem (Assuming the house's walls are perpindicular to the ground):
a^2+b^2=c^2
we can find that 3=a and 29=c
3^2+b^2=29^2
9+b^2=841
b^2=832
b=
b=
b=8
That is the height that the ladder will reach
An integer is close to zero if it is "small".
By small, we mean that it is small in absolute value. In fact, for any given distance , there are two integers that are
units away from zero:
and
.
So, for example, -6 is close to zero than 8, because -6 is six units away from zero, while 8 is eight units away from zero.
So, the answer is B, -8, because it is 8 units away from zero. The other options A, C and D are, respectively, 12, 10 and 14 units away from zero.