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A painter placed a 25 foot ladder against a wall thw base of the ladder was 7 feet from the side of the building How high on the wall did the ladder reach?
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Will Schultz
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∙ 8y agoTo solve this, we used the theorem of Pythagorus which states that in a right angle triangle:
a^2 + b^2 = c^2 (where ^2 means to the power roof 2 or squared)
In the case of this ladder, c=25 and a=7
==> b^2 = 25^2 - 7^2 = 625 - 49 = 576
==> b = sq rt (576) = 24.
In fact this is the week known 7, 24, 25 right triangle.
The ladder reaches 24 feet up the side of the building.
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