If the ladder is 10 m long and 5 m from the base of the building, how high up the building will the ladder reach?
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10 ^ 2 + 5 ^ 2 = c ^ 2 c = 125m , which is a rational, whole number
5 ^ 2 + x ^ 2 = 10 ^ 2 x = sqrt(75) * m which is an irrational number and would be estimated to be 8.7 m.
sqrt(10 ^ 2) + 5 ^ 2 = c ^ 2 c = sqrt(125) which is an irrational number and must be estimated at 11.2 m.
5 ^ 2 + x ^ 2 = 10 ^ 2 x = 75m , which is a rational, whole number
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Therefore, the ladder will reach up 8.7 meters on the building.