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A painter leans a 34-ft ladder against a building. The base of the ladder is 16 ft from the building. To the nearest foot, how high on the building does the ladder reach?
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A painter leans a 34-ft ladder against a building. The base of the ladder is 16 ft from the building. To the nearest foot, how high on the building does the ladder reach?

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Use Pythagoras Theorem.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Therefore, x = _/34^2 - 16^2
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