SOLUTION: A ladder whose base rest 6 feet from a wall leans 8 feet up the side of a wall. Which right triangle fits the situation? Triangle ABC: AB=8; BC=6; CA=x (hypotenuse) Triangle DEF:

Question 608515: A ladder whose base rest 6 feet from a wall leans 8 feet up the side of a wall. Which right triangle fits the situation? Triangle ABC: AB=8; BC=6; CA=x (hypotenuse)
Triangle DEF: DE=x; EF=6; FD=8 (hypotenuse)
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Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It would be your first choice:
Triangle ABC: AB=8; BC=6; CA=x (hypotenuse)

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
A ladder whose base rest 6 feet from a wall leans 8 feet up the side of a wall.
Note: ladder is the "hypotenuse" of right triangle formed:
Triangle DEF: DE=x; EF=6; FD=8 (hypotenuse)
8^2 = 6^2 + x^2 OR x = = 5.29ft
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