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13 March, 15:43

The foot of an extension ladder is 10 ft from a wall. the ladder is 2 ft longer than the height that it reaches on the wall. how far up the wall does the ladder reach

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  1. 13 March, 15:48
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    base: 10

    height: x

    diagonal: x + 2

    base² + side² = diagonal²

    (10) ² + (x) ² = (x + 2) ²

    100 + x² = x² + 4x + 4

    100 = 4x + 4

    96 = 4x

    24 = x

    Answer: 24 ft
  2. 13 March, 16:03
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    This makes a right triangle with hypotenuse x+2 and legs 10 and x

    10²+x² = (x+2) ²

    100 + x² = x²+4x+4

    100=4x+4

    4x=96

    x=24, the height we are looking for
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