SOLUTION: A ladder that is 17 feet long is 8 feet from the base of a wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?

Question 1059316: A ladder that is 17 feet long is 8 feet from the base of a wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?

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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
y up the wall; right triangle of hypotenuse 17 and one leg, along the ground, 8.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A ladder that is 17 feet long is 8 feet from the base of a wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach?

This scenario represents a right-triangle, with sides of 8-15-17, or what is known as a Pythagorean triple.
Thus, missing side is:
It's that simple......nothing COMPLEX!
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