SOLUTION: A ladder is leaning against a building. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 4 ft less than the length of the ladder. How high up the side of the building
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Question 1014409: A ladder is leaning against a building. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 4 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 2 ft less than the length of the ladder?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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C=L=length of ladder; A=height up side of building=L-2;
B=distance from building to bottom of ladder=L-4
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Since L must be greater than 4 (Distance from building is L-4),
L=10.
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ANSWER: Length of ladder is 10 feet.
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CHECK:
C=L=10 feet
A=L-2=10-2=8 feet
B=L-4=10-4=6 feet
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