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A ladder is leaning against a building so that the top is 8 feet above the ground. The length of the ladder is 2 feet less than twice the distance of the
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Question 1146458: Please Help me solve:
A ladder is leaning against a building so that the top is 8 feet above the ground. The length of the ladder is 2 feet less than twice the distance of the bottom of the ladder from the building. Find the length of the ladder.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Draw the picture and label all the parts.
Use Pythagorean Theorem formula.
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