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14 November, 12:26

a 10 ft ladder leans against a wall with its foot braced 3ft. from wall's base how far up the wall does the ladder resach

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  1. 14 November, 12:44
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    Ladder makes a right triangle with the wall and ground. The hypotenuse = length of the ladder = 10 ft

    Let the height be h

    By Pythagorean theorem

    10^2 = 3^2 + h^2

    h^2 = 10^2 - 3^2 = 100 - 9 = 91

    h = sqrt (91) = 9.54 ft
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