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Two window washers, Eli and Deion, lean a ladder against the side of a building so that Eli can

wash a window while Deion holds the ladder. The top of the ladder reaches the window, which
is 5 meters off the ground. The base of the ladder is 4 meters away from the building. How
long is the ladder? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth.

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Using the Pythagorean theorem we are able to find the length of the ladder.
Two window washers, Eli and Deion, lean a ladder against the side of a building so-example-1
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