SOLUTION: A kitten is trapped at the top af a tree.You place a 26-foot ladder 10 feet from the tree. It places you right at the top of the tree where you can rescue the kitten.
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Question 258479: A kitten is trapped at the top af a tree.You place a 26-foot ladder 10 feet from the tree. It places you right at the top of the tree where you can rescue the kitten.
Q: How tall is the tree? Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a^2+b^2=c^2
10^2+b^2=26^2
100+b^2=676
b^2=676-100
b^2=576
b=sqrt576
x=24 ans. for the height of the tree.
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