SOLUTION: In a 10-foot-wide alley, two ladders lean against opposite walls. One ladder reaches 30 feet up the wall; the other ladder reaches 20 ft high. The bases of the ladders rest against
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Question 47245: In a 10-foot-wide alley, two ladders lean against opposite walls. One ladder reaches 30 feet up the wall; the other ladder reaches 20 ft high. The bases of the ladders rest against opposite walls. How high about the ground will the ladders cross?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
solving by graphing I get 12 feet off the ground.
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