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21 March, 21:11

The bottom of a ladder must be placed 5 feet from the building. The ladder is 14 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?

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  1. 21 March, 21:20
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    hi

    If your wall is straight, then. you have a rectangular traingle.

    As Pythagoras tells us : wall² = ladder² - ground distance²

    wall² = 14² - 5²

    wall² = 196 - 25

    wall² = √171≈13,07
  2. 21 March, 23:20
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    3 square roots of 19

    Step-by-step explanation:

    a squared + b squared = c squared

    5 squared + b squared = 14 squared

    25 + b squared = 196 squared

    b squared = 171

    b = square root of 171

    b = 3 square roots of 19
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