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If an 8-foot ladder is leaned against a wall with its foot braced 4 feet from the wall’s base, how far up the wall will the top of the ladder reach? Round to the nearest hundredth.
9 years ago

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Ms. Sue
Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/pythagoras.html
9 years ago
Anonymous
i have the same question please help me answer
8 years ago

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