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A ladder 8m long rests against a house. If the house is 6m high and the bottom of the ladder is 2m from the house, how much of the ladder extends beyond the roof?

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8m=26 foot long
The house is 6m= 20 foot long
Bottom of the ladder is 2m from the house=7 foot

So total for the ladder is approx 33 foot which is approx 13 foot extends the roof
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Answer:

15

Explanation:

you add all of them up and you get your answer

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