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If you place a 45-foot ladder against the top of a 36-foot building, how many feet will the bottom of the ladder be from the bottom of the building? Using pythagorean theorem
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If you place a 45-foot ladder against the top of a 36-foot building, how many feet will the bottom of the ladder be from the bottom of the building?

Using pythagorean theorem

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Do you mean the top of the ladder and the top of the building? If so, it would be 9 feet
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