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The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 ft from a wall. the ladder is 12 feet long. how far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall

The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 ft from a wall. the ladder is 12 feet long. how far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall
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The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 ft from a wall. the ladder is 12 feet long. how far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall

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9 feet above the ground, since it has to be 3 feet away from the wall you would have to subtract those 3 feet from the length of the ladder.
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