A 20-foot ladder is leaned against a wall. If the base of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall, how high up on the wall will the l
adder reach? Round the answer to the nearest tenth.
A. 21.5
B. 18.3
C. 15.7
D. 19.1
I keep getting 18.3 as my answer, but I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Can somebody please explain and show me how to do this correctly? I don't think I'm doing it right :(
A. 21.5
B. 18.3
C. 15.7
D. 19.1
I keep getting 18.3 as my answer, but I feel like I'm doing something wrong. Can somebody please explain and show me how to do this correctly? I don't think I'm doing it right :(
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