SOLUTION: a 22-foot ladder is leaning against a house with the base of the ladder 4 feet from the house. how high up the house the ladder reach?

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Question 691903: a 22-foot ladder is leaning against a house with the base of the ladder 4 feet from the house. how high up the house the ladder reach?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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a 22-foot ladder is leaning against a house with the base of the ladder 4 feet from the house. how high up the house the ladder reach?
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The ladder is the hypotentuse of a right triangle.
22%5E2+=+h%5E2+%2B+4%5E2