145k views
3 votes
A 18​-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a​ building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 7 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder​ reach?

The ladder reaches ___ feet up the wall. ​(Round to the nearest​ hundredth.)

User Farkie
by
3.4k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Do you have any answer choices? That would help a lot.

User Kevin Markham
by
3.4k points