amelial12
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  • 17-07-2021
  • Mathematics
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The foot of a ladder is placed 18 feet from a wall. If the top of the ladder rests 24 feet up on the wall, find the length of the ladder.

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cwayneu
cwayneu cwayneu
  • 19-07-2021

Answer:

30 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the wall and floor form a right angle, then

a**2 + b**2 = c**2

18**2 + 24**2 = c**2

324 + 576 = c**2

900 = c**2

30 = c

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