Question 584975
A 20 foot ladder leans against a building. The ladder reaches 17 feet up the building. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the base of the building?  Round answer to the nearest tenth of a foot. Use the Pythagorean Theorem. 
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Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
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{{{d^2 = 20^2 - 17^2}}}