SOLUTION: The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3feet from a wall the ladder is 12feet long how far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall

Question 525782: The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3feet from a wall the ladder is 12feet long how far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall
Found 2 solutions by zoomkaboom4, zurro123:
Answer by zoomkaboom4(62) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2+b^2= c^2 is the Pythagorean Theorem Formula
3^2+b^2= 12^2
9+b^2= 144
144-9= 135
b^2= 135
And then after you get this^ you have to square root 135, Try it!
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Answer by zurro123(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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