A 26-foot ladder is leaning against a house with the base of the ladder 10 feet from the house. How high up the house does the ladder reach? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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We can draw a right triangle to represent the ladder, the house, and the ground. The ladder is the hypotenuse of the triangle, and the base of the ladder is one leg of the triangle. We need to find the length of the other leg, which represents the height up the Show more…
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