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If a 10 foot ladder is 5 feet away from a wall how far up the wall is the ladder?
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∙ 14y ago
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Parker Kiehn
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∙ 14y agosqrt(102 - 52) = sqrt(100 - 25) = sqrt(75) = 8.66 ft (rounded)
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A 15 foot ladder is leaning against a 30 foot wallthe bottom end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wallhow many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
12 feet.
A painter is painting a mural on a wall. He has a 20-foot ladder. He needs to work on a part of the wall that is 16 feet above the ground. How far from the base of the building should he place the foo?
Using Pythagoras' theorem the the foot of the ladder should be 12 feet away from the base of the building.
When a painter leans a 29 foot ladder so that the base of the ladder is 21 feet from the wall. What is the height at which the top of the ladder touches the wall?
Using Pythagoras' theorem it is 20 feet
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13
The base of a ladder is 7 feet away from the wall The top of the ladder is 19 feet from the floor Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth?
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a 12 foot ladder is placed against a wall so that the base of the ladder is 2 feet away from the wall. What is the height of the top of the ladder?
10,000 m
A 15-foot ladder is leaning against a 30-foot wall The bottom end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wall How many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
12
How far up the wall is a 10 ft ladder if the base of the ladder is 3 ft away from the wall?
The ladder is 7 foot up the wall if the ladder if the ladder is 3 ft away from wall.
Ladder stand 10 foot tall when braced against a wall the bottom of the ladder is 6 foot away from the wall how far up the wall does the ladder go?
assuming the wall and ground make a 90 degree angle with one another, Pythagorean's Theorem states the ladder will go 8 feet up the wall.
What should be the horizontal distance in feet for a ladder to the wall?
The best tip I've come to is that for every four feet of height you have to climb, move the base one foot away from the wall. Better still is to have someone foot the ladder, or to fasten the ladder with a rope, preferably near the top of the ladder to avoid the ladder sliding sideways.
A 5 foot ladder is leaning against a 4 foot wall How many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
9
A 15 foot ladder is leaning against a 30 foot wallthe bottom end of the ladder is 9 feet from the wallhow many feet above the ground does the ladder touch the wall?
12 feet.
When a painter leans a 29 foot ladder so that the base of the ladder is 21 feet from the wall. What is the height at which the top of the ladder touches the wall?
Using Pythagoras' theorem it is 20 feet
A painter is painting a mural on a wall. He has a 20-foot ladder. He needs to work on a part of the wall that is 16 feet above the ground. How far from the base of the building should he place the foo?
Using Pythagoras' theorem the the foot of the ladder should be 12 feet away from the base of the building.
A 10 foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall the base of the ladder is 3 feet from the wall how high is the point where the ladder touches the wall?
13
The foot of a ladder is placed 6 feet from a wall If the top of the ladder rests 8 feet up on the wall. how long is the ladder?
62+82=36+64=100 and the squared route of 100 is 10
The base of a ladder is 7 feet away from the wall The top of the ladder is 19 feet from the floor Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth?
Using Pythagoras' theorem the length of the ladder is 20.248 feet
