SOLUTION: the painter leans a ladder against one wall of the house. the ladder is 23 feet long. the base of the ladder is 17ft from the house. how high is the wall. round approxiamations to

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Question 964963: the painter leans a ladder against one wall of the house. the ladder is 23 feet long. the base of the ladder is 17ft from the house. how high is the wall. round approxiamations to the nearst tenth
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's a right triangle.
Use Pythagoras.