I WILL GIVE 30 POINTS TO THOSE WHO ANSWER THIS QUESTION RIGHT. A 12-foot ladder is placed against a vertical Wall of a building with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 5 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?

Respuesta :

Answer: The wall of the ladder reaches 10.91 feet.

Explanation:

Formulate

√12^2 - 5^2

Evaluate

10.90871

Round

10.90871 10.91

Therefore, the answer is 10.91 feet.

Answer:

10.91 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Picture a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 12feet and a base of 5feet.

See the attachment.

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve.

Height = 10.91 feet.

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