Question

If a ladder leans against a house and is 25 meters long, and the base of the ladder is 7 meters from the house, how many meters is the window to the ground.

Answer 1

24 meters

Explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem can be used to find the missing leg of the right triangle.

AB² = BC² +AC²

25² = 7² +AC²

AC = √(625 -49) = √576

AC = 24

The height to the top of the ladder is 24 meters.