Question

You are painting your house this summer. If the spot you are trying to reach is 15 feet up the side of the house and you can extend a ladder 6 feet from the base of the house, how long must the ladder be?

Answer 1

16.2 ft

Explanation:

use pythagorean theorem

a² + b² = c²

6² + 15² = c²

36 + 225 = c²

261 = c²

Take ther square root of both sides

16.155494421403512 = c

Rounded

16.2 ft