SOLUTION: A 13-ft ladder leans against the side of a house. The bottom of the ladder is 8ft from the side of the house. How high is the top of the ladder from the ground? If necessary, round

SOLUTION: A 13-ft ladder leans against the side of a house. The bottom of the ladder is 8ft from the side of the house. How high is the top of the ladder from the ground? If necessary, round

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Question 1084890: A 13-ft ladder leans against the side of a house. The bottom of the ladder is 8ft from the side of the house. How high is the top of the ladder from the ground? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
Use Pythagoras.
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