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a 4-meter ladder leans up a wall the foot of the ladder is 2 meters away from the wall how far up the wall will the ladder reach

a 4-meter ladder leans up a wall the foot of the ladder is 2 meters away from the-example-1

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The answer is 3.46 meters

You can get the answer by using the pythagorean theorem, since the ladder and the wall form a right triangle.

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User Eculeus
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The answer is 3.46 meters

You can get the answer by using the pythagorean theorem, since the ladder and the wall form a right triangle.

c^2 = a^2 + b^2
4^2 = 2^2 + b^2
16 = 4 + b^2
12 = b^2
b = sqrt(12) or 3.46 meters
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