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A 10-ft ladder leans against the side of a house. The bottom of the latter is 5 ft from the side of the house. How high is the top of the ladder from the ground. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

 Feb 26, 2021
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You can use the pythagreon theorum. 

 

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

 

a^2 + 5^2 = 10^2

a^2 + 25 = 100

a^2 = 75

a = 5sqrt(3) = about 8.7

 

I hope this helped. :))))

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 Feb 26, 2021
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Scroll down to question asked at 03 29

 Feb 26, 2021

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