SOLUTION: f Joe stands 25 feet away from a 40 ft tall building, how long would a ladder have to be to reach from the ground where Joe is standing to the top of the building? (Round to the ne
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Question 888181: f Joe stands 25 feet away from a 40 ft tall building, how long would a ladder have to be to reach from the ground where Joe is standing to the top of the building? (Round to the nearest hundredth) Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! f Joe stands 25 feet away from a 40 ft tall building, how long would a ladder have to be to reach from the ground where Joe is standing to the top of the building? (Round to the nearest hundredth)
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Use Pythagoras::
hypotenuse^2 = base^2 + height^2
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h = sqrt[25^2 + 40^2] = 47.17 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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