Question

A 14 -foot ladder is leaning on a tree. The bottom of the ladder on the ground at a distance of 5 feet from

the base of the tree.

Answer 1

y=
`√(171)`

Explanation:

5^2+y^2=14^2

y^2=171

y=
`√(171)`

since the ladder is the hypotenuse, it will be the largest in the equation

use pythagorean theorem