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Christian’s kite was stuck on top of a tree. To get it down, he used a 10-foot ladder and placed the bottom 6 feet away from the tree. Which of the following correctly uses a Pythagorean triple to find out how high the ladder reaches up the tree?(1 point)
Responses

8 feet
8 feet

11.7 feet
11.7 feet

6 feet
6 feet

4 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
8 feet

Reason: 6-8-10 is a Pythagorean triple, and by Pythagorean theorem height = sqrt(10^2 − 6^2) = sqrt(100 − 36) = sqrt(64) = 8 feet.