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you need a ladder that will reach up a 25 foot tall house when placed 9 feet away from the house how long does the ladder need to be?

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Answer: The ladder need to be 26.6 feet long

Explanation:

we will use the rule a^2 +b^2=C^2

We know the height is 25 and one of the legs is 9 so we will need to find the hypotenuse.

25^2 + 9^2=C^2

625 + 81= c^2

706= c^2

c=26.57

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