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4. Paula leaned a 10-foot ladder against a building as shown below. If Paula wants the top of the ladder to reach exactly 8 feet (ft) up the building, what is x, the distance be…

4. Paula leaned a 10-foot ladder against a building as shown below. If Paula wants the top of the ladder to reach exactly 8 feet (ft) up the building, what is x, the distance be…
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Paula leaned a 10-foot ladder against a building as shown below.


If Paula wants the top of the ladder to reach exactly 8 feet (ft) up the building, what is x, the distance between the building and the base of the ladder, in feet?

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The distance between the building and the base of the ladder is 4 feet.

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User Bryan Euton
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1ft I think I’m not sure
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