Asked by t

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
4 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
8 feet

Reason: 6-8-10 is a Pythagorean triple. Using a^2 + b^2 = c^2: height^2 + 6^2 = 10^2 → height^2 = 100 − 36 = 64 → height = 8.