SOLUTION: The base of a ladder is 11 feet away from the wall. The top of the ladder is 11 feet from the floor. Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth.
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Question 124101: The base of a ladder is 11 feet away from the wall. The top of the ladder is 11 feet from the floor. Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The base of a ladder is 11 feet away from the wall. The top of the ladder is 11 feet from the floor. Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth.
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A typical right triangle problem, c^2 = a^2 + b^2
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The ladder is the hypotenuse(c); a = 11, b = 11
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c = 15.556 feet is the ladder
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