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A ladder 52 feet long stands against a straight tree, so that the foot

of the ladder is 20 feet from the foot of the tree. How many feet up

the tree does the ladder extend? Round your answer to the nearest

whole number. (Enter your answer without units.)

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Greetings from Brasil...

Here we use just Pythagoras

52² = h² + 20²

h = 48

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