2. Husein used a ladder to climb up a tree. The

ladder which has its foot 2 m from the

bottom of the tree touches the tree at a

height of 7 m. How long is the ladder?

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Mathematics

Kayley Bernard

3 May, 01:17

2. Husein used a ladder to climb up a tree. The

ladder which has its foot 2 m from the

bottom of the tree touches the tree at a

height of 7 m. How long is the ladder?

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Randy Alexander · Answer 1

7.28 m

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Theorem. The length of the ladder is the hypotenuse.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a = 2, b = 7, c = ?

Plug in the values into the equation.

2^2 + 7^2 = c^2

4 + 49 = c^2

Square root both sides to get c = 7.28

2. Husein used a ladder to climb up a tree. Theladder which has its foot 2 m from thebottom of the tree touches the tree at aheight of 7 m. How long is the ladder?

2. Husein used a ladder to climb up a tree. The

ladder which has its foot 2 m from the

bottom of the tree touches the tree at a

height of 7 m. How long is the ladder?