SOLUTION: An 8 ft ladder is leaning against a building. If the bottom of the ladder is 3ft from the base of the building, how far is it up the building from the bottom of the ladder to the
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Question 868309: An 8 ft ladder is leaning against a building. If the bottom of the ladder is 3ft from the base of the building, how far is it up the building from the bottom of the ladder to the top of the ladder
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
applying the Pythagorean theorem
x^2 = 55
x = 7.4 ft
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