SOLUTION:
13
-foot ladder is placed so that it reaches to a point on the wall that is
2 feet higher than twice the distance from the base of the wall to the base of the ladder. How far
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Question 1167216:
13
-foot ladder is placed so that it reaches to a point on the wall that is
2 feet higher than twice the distance from the base of the wall to the base of the ladder. How far from the wall is the base of the ladder? How high does the ladder reach?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
hypotenuse, 13
distance base of ladder to wall, x
vertically up the wall, 2x+2
Pythagorean Formula,
SOLVE!
Question asked for x and for 2x+2.
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