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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)
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4 feet
4 feet

6 feet
6 feet

11.7 feet
11.7 feet

8 feet

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
8 feet

Reason: 6-8-10 is a Pythagorean triple (6^2 + 8^2 = 10^2), so the ladder reaches 8 feet up the tree.