Question

A spotlight is mounted on the eaves of a house 3030 feet above the ground. a flower bed runs between the house and the​ sidewalk, so the closest the ladder can be placed to the house is 1616 feet. how long a ladder is needed so that an electrician can reach the place where the light is​ mounted?

Answer 1

For this case we can model the problem as a rectangle triangle.
We have two sides.
We want to find the hypotenuse of the triangle.
We have then:
h = root ((30) ^ 2 + (16) ^ 2)
h = 34 feet
Answer:
is needed a ladder of 34 feet long so that an electrician can reach the place where the light is mounted