SOLUTION: fire fighters just arrived at the Farquand building with a rescue truck. Mr.Farquand is stuck on a widow ledge 44feet directly above the top of the truck. The base of the ladder is
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Question 453564: fire fighters just arrived at the Farquand building with a rescue truck. Mr.Farquand is stuck on a widow ledge 44feet directly above the top of the truck. The base of the ladder is a horizontal distance of 33 feet away from the building. Using the Pythagorean Theorem, determine how long the ladder must extend to reach Mr. Farquand.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the 3, 4, 5 triangle times 11
--> 55 feet
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