Question

A 13-foot ladder is leaning against a 12-foot-tall vertical wall. Use a Pythagorean triple to find out how far the bottom of the ladder is from the wall.(1 point)
The bottom of the ladder is
feet away from the wall.

Answer 1

5 feet away from the wall.

This can be determined using the Pythagorean theorem.

Let x be the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall.

Using the Pythagorean theorem, we have:

x^2 + 12^2 = 13^2
x^2 + 144 = 169
x^2 = 25
x = 5

Therefore, the bottom of the ladder is 5 feet away from the wall.