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How many feet from the base must a 39-foot ladder be placed so that the top of the ladder will reach a point on the house 36 feet from the ground?
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Well, using a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse, you need to square 39 and 36. Then your equation should look like a^2 +1296 = 1521, then solve for a^2, getting the variable by itself, so you have a^2 = 225. Then take the square root of both sides leaving you with a= 15. So, the ladder must be placed 15 feet from the base of the house.
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