The bottom of a 15-foot straight ladder is set 3 feet away from a wall. When the top of the ladder is leaned against the wall, how many feet above the ground will it reach? Round to two decimal places and do not write the unit in your answer.
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- The ladder forms a right triangle with the wall and the ground. - The length of the ladder is the hypotenuse of the right triangle, which is 15 feet. - The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall is one leg of the right triangle, which is 3 feet. Show more…
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