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A 12ft ladder leans against the side of a house. The bottom of the ladder is 6ft from the side of the house. How high is the top of the ladder from the ground?

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{6}^(2) + (x)^(2) = {12}^(2)
36 + x = 144
144-36= 108
square root of 108 is, around 10.4
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