SOLUTION: A 25ft ladder is placed at an angle to a wall of a building. The top of the ladder is 28 ft above the ground.what is the distance of the foot of the ladder from the bottom of the b

Question 233901: A 25ft ladder is placed at an angle to a wall of a building. The top of the ladder is 28 ft above the ground.what is the distance of the foot of the ladder from the bottom of the building? Thanks n advance...
Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, stanbon:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have a typo in your problem.
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A 25 foot ladder cannot reach 28 feet.
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Double check and re-enter...

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 25ft ladder is placed at an angle to a wall of a building. The top of the ladder is 28 ft above the ground.what is the distance of the foot of the ladder from the bottom of the building?
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle:
the hypotenuse is 25 ft
the height on the wall is 28 ft.
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Comment: The conditions you posted are impossible.
A leg of the triangle cannot be longer than the hypotenuse.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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