Asked by carolyn

A ladder is propped against a wall. If the top of the ladder reaches 18 feet up the wall and the base of the ladder is 6 feet from the base of the wall, how long is the ladder?
Answered by helper
If you sketch this out, the ladder, up against the wall, forms right triangle.

Using the Pythagorean theorem, you need to find c, the hypotenuse.

c^2 = 6^2 + 18^2

Solve for c, the length of the ladder.
Answered by Anonymous
129600
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!