Asked by Cheyenne
A ladder is 6m long.How much farther up a wall dose it reach when the foot of the ladder is 2m fro the wall than when it is 3m from the wall?
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
Time for ye olde Pythagorean Theorem.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
2^2 + b^2 = 6^2
4 + b^2 = 36
b^2 = 34
b = 5.83
3^2 + b^2 = 6^2
9 + b^2 = 36
b^2 = 27
b = 5.2
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
2^2 + b^2 = 6^2
4 + b^2 = 36
b^2 = 34
b = 5.83
3^2 + b^2 = 6^2
9 + b^2 = 36
b^2 = 27
b = 5.2
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