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A 25 ft. Ladder is placed 8 ft. From the base of the house. How high up the side of the house can the ladder reach?
8 years ago

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Ms. Sue
Use the Pythagorean Theorem.

8^2 + b^2 = 25^2

64 + b^2 = 625

b^2 = 561

b = 23.69 feet
8 years ago
JOSHUA
A garden is in the shape of a right triangle. One leg of the triangle is 5 feet long, and the hypotenuse is 10 feet long. To the nearest tenth of a foot, how long is the other leg?
3 years ago

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