If you place a 26-foot ladder against the top of a building and the bottom of the ladder is 20 feet from the bottom of the building, how tall is the building? Round to the nearest tenth of a foot. Answer: ft
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We are given a right-angled triangle formed by the side of the building, the ground, and the ladder. The ladder makes the hypotenuse of the triangle, its length is 26 feet. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is one leg of the triangle, Show more…
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