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A ladder rests 22 feet up the side of a building. If the base of the ladder is 20 feet away from the building, how tall is the ladder to the nearest hundredth?


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Answer:

Length of ladder =L =15

Distance from wall = D =9

Height on wall = H =??

Pythagoras equation L*L = D*D + H*H

15×15= (9×9) + H×H

225-81 = 144 =HxH

H= 12 feet.

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