SOLUTION: Joseph leans a ladder that us 15 feet long against a building. The ladder is 12 feet away from the building. How far up does the ladder touch the side of the building?
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Question 553671: Joseph leans a ladder that us 15 feet long against a building. The ladder is 12 feet away from the building. How far up does the ladder touch the side of the building? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ladder ,ground and the wall form a right triangle
ground distance = leg1
height at which ladder touches
Hypotenuse = ladder length
Pythagoras theorem states that
Hypotenuse ^2= leg1^2+leg2^2
Hypotenuse = 15 ft
leg1 = 12 ft
leg2^2= hypotenuse ^2 - leg1^2
Leg2^2= 15^2-12 ^2
Leg2^2= 225 - 144
Leg2^2= 81
take the square root
leg2= 9 ft
height at which ladder touches =9 ft
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