Question

A Fasbee lands on the top of a 15-foot concrete wall. To retrieve the Frisbee, a ladder must be placed so that the foot of the ladder is 6 feet from the base

of the wall and the top of the ladder rests on the top of the wall What is how long must the ladder be? Length of the ladder =

Answer 1

About 16.155 feet.

Explanation:

Since the two legs of the triangle formed by the ladder are 6 feet and 15 feet long, you can use the pythagorean formula to find that the ladder needs to be
`√(6^2+15^2)\approx 16.155` feet long. Hope this helps!