document.write( "Question 268598: a 13-foot ladder is leaning against a house. if the base of the ladder is 5 feet from the house, how high up the side of the house will the ladder reach? \n" ); document.write( "
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a 13-foot ladder is leaning against a house. if the base of the ladder is 5 feet from the house, how high up the side of the house will the ladder reach?
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\n" ); document.write( "Applying Pythagorean theorem:
\n" ); document.write( "Let x = height ladder will reach
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 5^2 = 13^2
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + 25 = 169
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 144
\n" ); document.write( "x = 12 feet
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