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  • 19-01-2022
  • Mathematics
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- A painter leans a 28-foot ladder against a house so that the base of the ladder is 9 feet from
the house. How high up the house does the ladder reach?

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lynettemier16 lynettemier16
  • 22-01-2022

Answer:

26.51

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]a^{2} [/tex] + [tex]b^{2} [/tex] = [tex]c^{2} [/tex]

[tex]9^{2} [/tex] + [tex]b^{2} [/tex] = [tex]28^{2} [/tex]

81 + [tex]b^{2} [/tex] = 784

-81.     =. -81

     [tex]b^{2} [/tex]. =  703

   [tex]\sqrt{b} [/tex]  = [tex]\sqrt{703} [/tex]

      b = 26.51 (rounded)

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