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25 November, 16:02

Tom is afraid of heights above 9 feet. He is asked to repair a side of a high deck. The bottom of a ladder must be placed 6 feet from a deck. The ladder is 10 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the deck? Is tom afraid of the height

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  1. 25 November, 16:06
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    Use pathagoream theorem. You get the equation: 10^2=6^2+x^2 then solve and simplify to get x=8 So no Tom is not afraid of the heights
  2. 25 November, 16:07
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    The ladder touches the deck at 8 feet high ...

    a = 6 ft; b = unknown; c = 10 ft

    6² + b² = 10²

    b² = 10² - 6²

    b² = 100 - 36

    b² = 64

    b = √64

    b = 8 feet.
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