SOLUTION: A ladder 17 ft long leans against a building, if its foot is 8 ft from the building how high does it reach the building?
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Question 689272: A ladder 17 ft long leans against a building, if its foot is 8 ft from the building how high does it reach the building?
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The ladder makes a right triangle with the wall.
One leg of the triangle is 8. The hypotenuse is 17.
So solve using Pythagorean theorem
You can take it from here :)
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