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

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{a}^(2) + {3}^(2) = {12}^(2) \\ {a}^(2) + 9 = 144 \\ {a}^(2) = 144 - 9 \\ {a}^(2) =135 \\ \sqrt{ {a}^(2) } = √(135) \\ a = 11.619
the top of ladder is approximately 11.6 ft. above the ground.
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