SOLUTION: If a ladder has a reach of 18 ft. and it is leaning on the wall 8ft.from the base, what is the reach it Will have?

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Question 1168033: If a ladder has a reach of 18 ft. and it is leaning on the wall 8ft.from the base, what is the reach it
Will have?

Answer by ikleyn(53942)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Apply the Pythagorean theorem.