SOLUTION: A window washer leans a ladder up against a wall so that the top of the ladder touches the base of the window ,as shown below .The bottom of the ladder is 15 feet from the wall ,an
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Question 470710: A window washer leans a ladder up against a wall so that the top of the ladder touches the base of the window ,as shown below .The bottom of the ladder is 15 feet from the wall ,and the base of the window is 26 feet from the ground .what is the length of the ladder to the nearest foot? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A window washer leans a ladder up against a wall so that the top of the ladder
touches the base of the window ,as shown below .
The bottom of the ladder is 15 feet from the wall ,and the base of the window is 26 feet from the ground .
what is the length of the ladder to the nearest foot?
:
This is a right angle triangle problem, c^2 = a^2 + b^2
Where
a = 15
b = 26
c = length of ladder
:
c^2 = 15^2 + 26^2
c^2 = 225 + 676
c =
c ~ 30 ft ladder
