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A 15ft long board leans against a vertical wall so that the bottom is five feet from the wall. How far up the wall (vertically) does the board reach? Reduce your answer if possible. Show your work. State units with answer Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ladder,the floor & the wall form a right triangle.
The base is one leg The height is the other leg
The ladder acts as the hypotenuse
Pythagoras theorem
(Hyp)^2= (leg1)^2+ Leg2^2
Hypotenuse = 15 ft
leg1= 5 ft
Leg2= ?
