SOLUTION: A ladder which is 3.4 meters long is leaning against a wall. Its base is 1.6 meters from the wall. How many meters up the wall does the ladder reach?

Question 1032360: A ladder which is 3.4 meters long is leaning against a wall. Its base is 1.6 meters from the wall. How many meters up the wall does the ladder reach?
Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A ladder which is 3.4 meters long is leaning against a wall. Its base is 1.6 meters from the wall. How many meters up the wall does the ladder reach?
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Apply the Pythagorean theorem.

How many meters up the wall = .

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