SOLUTION: The ladder is 60 meters long. It leans against a wall with one end on the ground 35 meters from the wall . The other end just reaches a windowsill . Calculate the height of the win

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Question 1154893: The ladder is 60 meters long. It leans against a wall with one end on the ground 35 meters from the wall . The other end just reaches a windowsill . Calculate the height of the windowsill above the ground
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, Alan3354:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the height of the window above ground = +x+
+x%5E2+=+60%5E2+-+35%5E2+
+x%5E2+=+3600+-+1225+
+x%5E2+=+2375+
+x+=+48.734+
48.734 ft above ground

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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That's a really long ladder.
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The other tutor got the answer, but labeled it as feet, not meters.