SOLUTION: A man has a 90-foot ladder and leans the end of it against an exterior window of a house, The base of the ladder is 45 feet from the house. What is nearest foot of how high it is f
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Question 872687: A man has a 90-foot ladder and leans the end of it against an exterior window of a house, The base of the ladder is 45 feet from the house. What is nearest foot of how high it is from window to ground? Answer by indra89811(24) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ladder leaned against the house indicates the hypotenuse (c)=90
Base=45ft
Let the height=a
Using Pythagorean theorem,
c^2=a^2+b^2
90^2=a^2+45^2
8100=a^2+2025
Subtracting 2025 from both sides,
6075=a^2
Square rooting both sides,
77.9422=a
Hence, the height = 78 feet (To nearest foot)
