the foot of a ladder put 5 feet from the wall. If the top of the ladder is 10 feet from the ground, how long is the ladder?

About 11.2 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the pythagorean theorem

a squared + b squared = c squared

5^2 + 10^2 = c^2

25+100=c^2

125=c^2

Square root both sides

c = plus or minus about 11.18, but the answer has to be positive because this is a real life situation and a ladder cannot be - 11 feet long.