SOLUTION: The top of a 32 ft. ladder is leaning against a house 18 ft. above the ground. How far away is the bottom of the ladder from the base of the house? Write your anser in simplfied r

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Question 993157: The top of a 32 ft. ladder is leaning against a house 18 ft. above the ground. How far away is the bottom of the ladder from the base of the house? Write your anser in simplfied radical form and round off to the nearest tenth. Assume the house is perpendicular to the ground.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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x^2 + 18^2 = 32^2
x^2 = 1024 - 324 = 700

x = sqrt(700) = 26.5 ft