document.write( "Question 1155925: The foot of a ladder is placed 9 feet away from a wall. If the top of the ladder rests 13 feet up on the wall, find the length of the ladder.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #778605 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a right triangle with legs 9 and 13, and the ladder is the hypotenuse. \n" ); document.write( "the square of those number is 81 and 169 \n" ); document.write( "their sum is 250 \n" ); document.write( "sqrt(250)=15.81 feet \n" ); document.write( " |