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LenaWriter [7]
2 years ago
8

A 20-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 6 feet

from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
Mathematics
1 answer:
kykrilka [37]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

19.1 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

This forms a right triangle

use the pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a^2 + 6^2 = 20^2

a^2 + 36 = 400

a^2 = 364

a = 19.0787840283

Rounded

19.1 feet

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