SOLUTION: A 10-foot ladder reaches a height of 8 feet when placed against the side of a building. How far from the base of the building is the ladder?

SOLUTION: A 10-foot ladder reaches a height of 8 feet when placed against the side of a building. How far from the base of the building is the ladder?

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Question 283118: A 10-foot ladder reaches a height of 8 feet when placed against the side of a building. How far from the base of the building is the ladder?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The hypotenuse is 10 one of the sides is 8. This is a multiple of the 3,4,5 triangle so it is 6 feet from the base.
you can verify that with a^2+8^2=10^
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