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You need a ladder that will reach up to 25 foot tall house when places 10 feet away from the house.How tall does the ladder need to be?
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You need a ladder that will reach up to 25 foot tall house when places 10 feet away from the house.How tall does the ladder need to be?

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Answer:27 ft

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The house wall, the ground and the ladder form a right triangle, where the ladder is the hypotenuse.
Ladder = sqrt (25^2+10^2) =5sqrt(29)
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