SOLUTION: A fire is raging in an apartment house. You see kids in a window in an upstairs window. The window is 24feet off the ground. You have a ladders, but it only extends to only 30 f

Question 249769: A fire is raging in an apartment house. You see kids in a window in an upstairs window. The window is 24feet off the ground. You have a ladders, but it only extends to only 30 feet. How far from the building must you place the ladder to reach the kids?

Please solve and answer. Thank you
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a^2+b^2=c^2
24^2+b^2=30^2
b^2=30^2-24^2
b^2=324
b=18' dist from building to place ladder.
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Ed
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