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A 10-foot ladder leans against a wall. It hits the wall 9 feet up. How far is the base of the ladder from the wall?
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A 10-foot ladder leans against a wall. It hits the wall 9 feet up. How far is the base of the ladder from the wall?

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it’s 1 foot because of the ladder is 10 foot tall and it hits the wall 9 foot up it will be 10-9=1
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1 foot because it’s already 10 up and if it hits the 9 foot than it’s one inch apart. Answer:1 foot
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