SOLUTION: The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is
8
ft less than the length of the ladder. How high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder if that dist
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Question 1068872: The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is
8
ft less than the length of the ladder. How high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder if that distance is
4
ft less than the length of the ladder?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the Pythagorean theorem,
Two potential answers but since one length requires subtracting 8, it would lead to a negative length which doesn't make sense.
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