<PRE><B>Question 74550</B>
The base of a ladder is 12 feet away from the wall. The top of the ladder is 13 feet from the floor. Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth.
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Draw the picture of the rt. triangle formed by the wall, floor, and ladder.
Use Pythagoras to find the length of the ladder.
ladder^2 = 12^2 + 13^2
ladder^2 = 144 + 169=313
ladder = 17.693 ft.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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