SOLUTION: a 22-foot ladder is leaning against a house with the base of the ladder 4 feet from the house. how high up the house the ladder reach?

Question 691903: a 22-foot ladder is leaning against a house with the base of the ladder 4 feet from the house. how high up the house the ladder reach?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a 22-foot ladder is leaning against a house with the base of the ladder 4 feet from the house. how high up the house the ladder reach?
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The ladder is the hypotentuse of a right triangle.

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