document.write( "Question 377673: a 10 foot ladder is leaning against a house. The bottom of the ladder is 5 feet from the building. how high is the top of the ladder? round to the nearest hundredth. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #268368 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent how high is the top of the ladder
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document.write( "Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
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document.write( "5^2 + x^2 = 10^2
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document.write( "25 + x^2 = 100
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document.write( "x^2 = 75
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document.write( " (positive solution only appropriate here)
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document.write( "x = 11.18 ft, how high the top of the ladder is \n" );
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