Question 61142
A 15FT LADDER LEANS AGAINST A BULIDING. THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER IS 7FT FROM THE BUILDING.HOW HIGH IS THE TOP OF THE LADDER?ROUND TO 2 DECIMAL PLACES.
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Draw the picture.
You have a right triangle.
The hypotenuse is 15 ft.
The base is 7 ft.
EQUATION:
Use Pythagoras to get:
15^2=7^2 + x^2
x^2=176
x=13.27 ft
Cheers,
Stan H.