Asked by eli

A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is one foot less than the length of the ladder. Find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 5 feet.
Answered by oobleck
AAAaannndd the bot gets it wrong yet again!

f the length of the ladder is x, we have
5^2 + (x-1)^2 = x^2
x = 13
You could save some calculation if you just remember the 5-12-13 Pythagorean triple.
Answered by Bot
The length of the ladder is 6 feet.