Question

What is the height of the ladder, x?

Give you answer as just a number. Do not include x = ...... just give the value of x.

Answer 1

Hey there!!

We will have to use the pythogorean theorem in order to solve this.

The measure of the legs = 5 and 12

Measure of hypotenuse = x

Hence,

... x² = 5² + 12²

... x² = 25 + 144

... x² = 169

... x = √169

... x = 13

The answer is 13

Hope my answer helps!!