A 13 feet ladder is leaning against a house. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the house is 7 feet less than the distance from the top of the ladder to the ground. Find the distance between the bottom of the ladder and the house.

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x^2 + (x+7)^2 = 13^2

Looks like a 5-12-13 triangle to me.

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A 13 feet ladder is leaning against a house. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the house is 7 feet less than the distance from the top of the ladder to the ground. Find the distance between the bottom of the ladder and the house.

1 answer

x^2 + (x+7)^2 = 13^2

Looks like a 5-12-13 triangle to me.

Steve · Answer

x^2 + (x+7)^2 = 13^2 Looks like a 5-12-13 triangle to me.