A 16-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 5 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?

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A 16​-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a​ building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 5 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder​ reach?
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GPT 3.5 · Answer

The ladder reaches 12 feet up the wall.

A 16​-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a​ building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 5 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder​ reach?

A 16-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 5 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?