Question

PLEASE HELP ME!! The foot of a ladder is placed 6 feet from a wall. If the top of the ladder rests 8 feet up on the wall, how long

is the ladder?

Answer 1

the ladder is 10 ft long.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

6^2 + 8^2 = c^2

36 + 64 = c^2

sqrt of 100 = sqrt of c^2

10ft = C