Question

Tom is afraid of heights above 9 feet. He is asked to repair a side of a high deck. The bottom of the ladder must be placed 6 feet from a deck. The ladder is 10 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the deck? Is Tom afraid of the height?

Answer 1

Use pathagoream theorem. You get the equation: 10^2=6^2+x^2 then solve and simplify to get x=8 So no Tom is not afraid of the heights