Let the temperature at 10am be x, then
x + 8 = 56
x = 56 - 8 = 48 degrees F
Let y be the temperature at 8am, then
y - 2 = 48
y = 48 + 2 = 50 degrees.
The house wall, the ground and the ladder form a right triangle, where the ladder is the hypotenuse.
Ladder = sqrt (25^2+10^2) =5sqrt(29)
the SAS similarity theorem
To calculate the area of a triangle, multiply the base and the height, then divide the product by 2.
7*8=56
56/2=28
Area=28 feet squared
