Question

a ladder that is 15 feet long reaches the window of a building 12 feet above the ground .Whaf is the distance from the base of the ladder to the building?

Answer 1

To find the base of the ladder to the building, we can use the pythagorean theorem.

12^2 + B^2 = 15^2
144 + B^2 = 225
B^2 = 81
B=9

The distance from the base of the ladder and the buliding is 9 feet long.

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