A 20 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 16 feet. If Christian grabs the ladder at its base and pulls it 2 feet farther from the house, how far up the side of the house

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Simpleengine asked Feb 17, 2022

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A 20 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 16 feet. If

Christian grabs the ladder at its base and pulls it 2 feet farther from the house, how
far up the side of the house will the ladder reach now? (The answer is not 14 ft.)
Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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Answer:

16 Ft

Explanation:

I Think It's 16 Ft Because The Ladder Is Pretty Tall But Please Tell Me If It's Right Or Wrong

JWC answered Feb 22, 2022

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