SOLUTION: There is a ladder 12' and it is leaning on a wall and the bottom of the ladder is 4ft. What is the hypotenuse?

Question 189251: There is a ladder 12' and it is leaning on a wall and the bottom of the ladder is 4ft. What is the hypotenuse?
Found 2 solutions by nerdybill, Mathtut:
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The hypotenuse is the length of the ladder (12 feet).

Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
actually your looking for the distance from top of the ladder to the ground...which is a leg...lets call it a
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a=11.31
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