Question

A 13-foot ladder is leaning against a 12-foot-tall vertical wall. Use a Pythagorean triple to find outhow 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

Use 13^2 = 12^2 + x^2: 169 = 144 + x^2, so x^2 = 25 and x = 5.
The bottom of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall.