SOLUTION: 1.)A painter leans a 10-foot ladder against the house she is to paint. The foot of the ladder is 3 feet from the house. How far above the ground does the ladder reach?
2.)A pleasu
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Question 219011: 1.)A painter leans a 10-foot ladder against the house she is to paint. The foot of the ladder is 3 feet from the house. How far above the ground does the ladder reach?
2.)A pleasure boat on Narragansett Bay sails 3 miles due north, 4 miles due east, and then 5 miles due south. How far is the boat from its starting point?
Give these answers both as an exact answer in the most simplified form and as decimals rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2=c^2-b^2
a^2=10^2-3^2
a^2=100-9
a^2=91
a=9.54 ft
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chart the direction and find he is 2 min so and 4 mi east of starting point
c^2=a^2+b^2
c^2=4^2+2^2
c^2=16+4
c^2=20
c=4.47 miles
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