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A 10 foot ladder is placed against the side of a brick wall as shown in figure 1 the bottom of the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the wall how high up the wall does the ladder reach

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A 10 foot ladder is placed against the side of a brick wall as shown in figure 1 the-example-1

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Explanation:

Using the pythagorean theorem, the answer is 6.

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