SOLUTION: A ladder is leaning against a wallso that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is a foot less than the length of the ladder. Find the length of the ladder if the d

Algebra.Com
Question 1139936: A ladder is leaning against a wallso that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is a foot less than the length of the ladder. Find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 3 feet.


Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

-




RELATED QUESTIONS

A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of (answered by stanbon)
A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of (answered by stanbon)
A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of (answered by Boreal)
A 20-foot ladder is leaning against a wall. The foot of the ladder makes an angle of 58... (answered by solver91311)
A ladder is leaning against a building. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the (answered by Paul)
a 13-foot ladder is leaning against a house. the distance from the bottom of the ladder... (answered by drj)
A 13-foot ladder is leaning against a house. The distance from the bottom of the ladder... (answered by dabanfield)
A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a building. The distance from the bottom of the... (answered by edjones)
I need help solving this with the pythagorean theorem. a ladder is leaning against a... (answered by fractalier,It is costly,addingup,MathLover1)