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Austin asked Jeremy how far from the building the base of the ladder was. Jeremy did the problem and showed his work below. Austin thinks you should find c, the hypotenuse whereas Jeremy thinks you should find b. Find the distance between the ladder and house. Round to the nearest tenth if possible.

Austin asked Jeremy how far from the building the base of the ladder was. Jeremy did-example-1
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Answer: 5

Step-by-step explanation: This is the equation

12^2 + x^2 = 13^2

You solve for x

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