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A window is 12 feet above the ground. A ladder is placed on the ground to reach the window. If the bottom of the ladder is placed 5 feet away from the building, what is the length of the ladder?

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you will nees to use pythagorean theorem a^2 + b^2 = c^2

the a and b values will be 12 and 5 feet. So just plug them in and solve for c

12^2 + 5^2 = c^2

144 + 25 = c^2

169 = c^2 square root both sides

13 = c

so the ladder has a length of 13 feet.