Question 1156351
A 13 feet ladder is placed 5 feet away from a wall the distance From the ground straight up to the top of the wall is 13 feet. Will the ladder reach the top of the wall? 
<pre>The length of the ladder, the distance the ladder is from the wall, and the distance the ladder is "up the wall" ALL form a 5-12-13 right-triangle.
Therefore, the ladder will only get 12' up the wall. That's IT!
Am I missing something here? Where does the other person see this problem mentioning a window?