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A 14​-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a​ building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 8 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder​ reach?

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I believe 11 or11.5 somewhere around that

Explanation:

it makes a triangle so the longest side is 14 while the shortest is 8 leaving 11 or 11.5 to be the length of the wall

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Yeah actually he’s right
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