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A 50 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 30 feet. If

Alonso grabs the ladder at its base and pulls it 5 feet farther from the house, how far
up the side of the house will the ladder reach now? (The answer is not 25 ft.) Round
to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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21.8

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