SOLUTION: A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 12 ft. Find the length of the ladder if the length is 4 ft more than its distance from t

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Question 1086961: A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 12 ft. Find the length of the ladder if the length is 4 ft more than its distance from the wall.
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 = .   (Pythagorean theorem)


Solve for x, the distance from the wall.


 = ,

128 = 8x  ====>  x =  = 16.


Thus the distance from the wall = 16 ft.  Hence, the length of the ladder is 16 + 4 = 20 ft.


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