SOLUTION: The product of two positive consecutive even integers is 224. What are the numbers? A 30-foot ladder is leaning up against a tree. it meets the tree 24ft up the tree. How far fr

Question 928674: The product of two positive consecutive even integers is 224. What are the numbers?
A 30-foot ladder is leaning up against a tree. it meets the tree 24ft up the tree. How far from the tree is the base of the ladder?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
applying the Pythagorean Theorem

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a =sqrt(30^2 - 24^2) = 18ft
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