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How long must a ladder be to reach the top of a 12-foot wall if the both of the ladder is placed 3 feet from the base

of the wall?
What is the unknown information that could be found using the Pythagorean theorem?
What is the approximate length of the ladder needed, rounding to the nearest hundredth

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Answer:Q: What is the unknown information that could be found using the Pythagorean theorem?

A: The hypotenuse, or the length of the ladder.

Q: what is the approximate length of the ladder needed, rounding to the nearest hundredth?

A: 12.37 ft.

Explanation:

User Brendan Falkowski
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Answer:the hypotenuse,or lenght of the ladder,

; 12.37 ft

Explanation:

I just took the assignment

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