Asked by yo mama

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

4 feet
4 feet

11.7 feet
11.7 feet

6 feet
6 feet

8 feet

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
8 feet

Because 6-8-10 is a Pythagorean triple (or use the theorem: height = √(10² − 6²) = √(100 − 36) = √64 = 8).