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Question 1074815: Can you help me? A latter is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the letter is 7 feet from the wall. The top of the ladder against the wall is 24 feet up. How long is the lette can you help me? A ladder is leaning against a wall. The bottom of the latter is 7 feet from the wall. The top of the ladder against the wall is 24 feet up. How long is the ladder.. Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The base is 7 feet.
The hypotenuse is the ladder's length.
The other leg is 24 feet.
There are 7-24-25 right triangles, or one can use the Pythagorean theorem to show that the ladder is 25 feet long.
