Answer:
39 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question;
let length of ladder =x feet
height of ladder will be=x-3 feet
ground distance of ladder bottom to building=15 feet
Applying Pythagorean relation
a²+b²=c²
where a=15 feet b=x-3 feet and c=x feet thus
x²-15²=(x-3)²
x²-225=x²-6x+9
collect like term
x²-x²-225-9=-6x
-234= -6x
x= 39 feet length of ladder
distance from ground to top of ladder= 39-3=36 feet
Texaschic nailed it when saying that it's arithmetic
The recursive way to write this is to say


which tells us "start at 6 and each time subtract off 5"
The

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Answer:
There were 3 diamonds.
Step-by-step explanation:

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Therefore,




Answer:
34 years
Step-by-step explanation:
f = s + 28 Eq. 1
f+8 = 3(s+8) Eq. 2
f = father age
s = son age
replacing Eq. 1 on Eq. 2
(s+28) + 8 = 3(s+8)
s + 36 = 3*s + 3*8
s + 36 = 3s + 24
36 - 24 = 3s - s
12 = 2s
12/2 = s
s = 6
from the Eq. 1
f = 6 + 28
f = 34
Check
from the Eq. 2
34+8 = 3(6+8)
42 = 3*14