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Find the height of a building reaches by the tio of a ladder

Find the height of a building reaches by the tio of a ladder-example-1

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Answer:

Explanation:

make a proportion

height = 1.8 = x

distance from foot of ladder 1.2 3

to fence and then to building

Distance from foot of ladder to building is 3

1.2 + 1.8 = 3

cross multiply 1.8 times 3 = 5.4

divide by 1.2 = 4.5

the height the ladder reaches is 4.5


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