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A 12 ft ladder is placed 5 feet from a building. Approximately how high does the ladder reach? Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. *
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A 12 ft ladder is placed 5 feet from a building. Approximately how high does the ladder reach? Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. *

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Answer:

13

Explanation:

Pythagorean theorem:

Squareroot(12^2 + 5^2) = 13

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