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A ladder is leaning against the side of a 10 ft building. If the base of a ladder of 3 ft away from the building how long is the ladder
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A ladder is leaning against the side of a 10 ft building. If the base of a ladder of 3 ft away from the building how long is the ladder

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10.44 ft

Explanation:

use pythagorean theorem
10^(2) +3^(2) = Ladder^(2)\\109=Ladder^(2) \\Ladder=√(109) \\Ladder=10.44ft

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