SOLUTION: 13 -foot ladder is placed so that it reaches to a point on the wall that is 2 feet higher than twice the distance from the base of the wall to the base of the ladder. How far

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Question 1167216:
13
-foot ladder is placed so that it reaches to a point on the wall that is
2 feet higher than twice the distance from the base of the wall to the base of the ladder. How far from the wall is the base of the ladder? How high does the ladder reach?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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hypotenuse, 13
distance base of ladder to wall, x
vertically up the wall, 2x+2

Pythagorean Formula, x%5E2%2B%282x%2B2%29%5E2=13%5E2
SOLVE!

Question asked for x and for 2x+2.