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A 17ft ladder is leaning against a house If the top of the lader is 15ft above the ground how far from the house is the bottom of the ladder?
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Darien Renner
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∙ 15y agoUse the formula for calculating the lenght of the hypotenuse of a right triangle to solve. The formula is a² + b² = c² where a and b are the sides and c is the hypotenuse. The length of the hypotenuse is given as 17ft and the length of one of the sides is given 15ft. So, if a² + b² = c², then a² = c² - b². Use this formula to solve by substituting with the known values: a² = 17² - 15² a² = 289 - 225 a² = 64 a = 8 The bottom of the ladder is 8ft from the house.
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