SOLUTION: A 25 foot ladder is placed 7 feet from base of a wall. How high up the wall can the ladder reach?
a.square root of 24 feet
b.18 feet
c.24feet
d.square root of 674 feet
Algebra.Com
Question 596262: A 25 foot ladder is placed 7 feet from base of a wall. How high up the wall can the ladder reach?
a.square root of 24 feet
b.18 feet
c.24feet
d.square root of 674 feet
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
C 24ft
RELATED QUESTIONS
How high up a vertical wall will a 26-foot-long extension ladder reach if its base is... (answered by josmiceli,MathLover1)
please help me to solve the following word problem. A 20 foot ladder is leaned against a (answered by Alan3354,Theo)
a 104 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. If the base of the ladder is 40 feet from... (answered by richwmiller)
A 25-foot ladder is placed so that it reaches to a point on the wall that is 3 feet... (answered by mananth)
The base of a 20 foot ladder is placed 8 feet from a wall.How far up the wall will... (answered by checkley79)
A 15 foot ladder leans up against a building, The foot of the ladder is 5 feet from the... (answered by JulietG)
A 26-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the... (answered by advanced_Learner,ikleyn)
The foot of an extension ladder is 10 feet away from the base of a wall. The ladder is 2... (answered by checkley79,scott8148)
A -foot ladder is placed so that it reaches to a point on the wall that is feet higher... (answered by oberobic)