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a 5 ft ladder is leaning against a 4 ft wall. how far must the bottom of the ladder be from the base of the wall so that the top of laddet rests at the top of wall?
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a 5 ft ladder is leaning against a 4 ft wall. how far must the bottom of the ladder be from the base of the wall so that the top of laddet rests at the top of wall?
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To solve this, sketch a diagram (I attached one). You will see it the wall and ladder and ground form a right triangle. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the base.
The bottom of the ladder must be
3 feet
from the base of the wall.
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