There is a slide in the park that is 18 feet long. The ladder to the top of the slide is 7.5 feet long. If the ladder and the slide are perpendicular, what is d, the distance from the top of the slide to the ground? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth
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The ladder is 7.5 feet and is perpendicular to the top of the slide, then the top of the slide must be 7.5 feet from the ground.
19.5