SOLUTION: What is the length in feet of a ladder 24 feet from the foot of a building that reaches up 18 feet along the wall of the building?

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Question 1130613: What is the length in feet of a ladder 24 feet from the foot of a building that reaches up 18 feet along the wall of the building?
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the hypotenuse of the right triangle.

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