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Ed is building a slide for his kids. If the ladder is 4 feet tall and he wants the bottom of the slide to be 8 feet from the ladder, how long does the slide need to be? If necessary, round to the nearest
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Ed is building a slide for his kids. If the ladder is 4 feet tall and he wants the bottom of the slide to be 8 feet from the ladder, how long does the slide need to be? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
a²+b²=c²
4²+8²=c²
16+64 = c²
80 = c²
c = √80

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