SOLUTION: A 15 ft. ladder is placed up against the side of a building. The bottom of the building and the bottom of the ladder are 9 ft. apart. At what point (in feet) does the top of the la
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Question 500066: A 15 ft. ladder is placed up against the side of a building. The bottom of the building and the bottom of the ladder are 9 ft. apart. At what point (in feet) does the top of the ladder touch the building?
Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2 + 9^2 = 15^2
a^2 + 81 = 225
144 + 81 = 225
a =
a = 12
Cleomenius,
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