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Solve.The foot of an extension ladder is 9 ft from a wall. The height that the ladder reaches on the wall and the length of the ladder are consecutive integers. How long is the ladder?(image cannot copy)
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According to the problem, the length of the ladder is a consecutive integer, so it is $x+1$. Show more…
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