The ladder is the hypotenuse of a right-angle triangle.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem.
An 18 foot ladder is leaned against a wall .if the base of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall,how high up on the wall will the ladder reach?
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Ajay leans a 18-foot ladder against a wall so that it forms an angle of 73^{\circ}
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with the ground. How high up the wall does the ladder reach? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.
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with the ground. How high up the wall does the ladder reach? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a foot if necessary.
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