A ladder leans against the side of a house. The top of the ladder is 11 ft from the ground. The bottom of the ladder is 9 ft from the base of the house. Find the length of the ladder if necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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Draw a diagram: Draw a right triangle with the ladder as the hypotenuse, the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder as one leg, and the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall as the other leg. Show more…
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