Question

If you lean a ladder against the wall 12 feet high and the base of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall, how long is the ladder

Answer 1

13

Explanation:

We can use the Pythagorean Theorem to complete this problem.

1.
`a^2+b^2=c^2`

2.
`12^2+ 5^2 = 144 + 25`

3.
`144 + 25 = 169`

4.
`√(169) = 13`