HtetPaing5813 HtetPaing5813
  • 26-02-2019
  • Mathematics
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The base of a 13 foot ladder is 5 feet away from the wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?

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watermelvn watermelvn
  • 05-03-2019

let x be how far up the wall ladder reaches

by Pythagoras theorem

x^2+5^2=13^2

x^2 =(13^2)-(5^2)

x= square root of 144

x= 12 or x =-12(rej,x>0)

hence ladder reaches 12 foot up the wall

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abbidelprado abbidelprado
  • 20-03-2019

Answer:

The ladder would be 12 feet up the wall.

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