PLS HELP?!??! Jane needs to fix a piece of broken siding on the side of her house. The top of the ladder is placed is 8 feet high above the ground and the base of the ladder will be placed 6 feet away

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BSP asked Sep 12, 2022

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PLS HELP?!??!

Jane needs to fix a piece of broken siding on the side of her house. The top of the
ladder is placed is 8 feet high above the ground and the base of the ladder will be
placed 6 feet away from the house.
What is the length of the ladder? Round to the nearest whole number.

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BSP asked Sep 12, 2022

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Answer:

ladder length = 10 feet

Explanation:

using the Pythagorean theorem:

8² + 6² = length²

64 + 36 = length²

length² = 100

length = 10 feet

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