If a ladder is 5.5 m long and it is placed 3 m from the wall, solve and show the work when you use the Pythagorean Theorem to find how far up the wall the ladder will reach.

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Deandre Brennan

15 January, 14:22

If a ladder is 5.5 m long and it is placed 3 m from the wall, solve and show the work when you use the Pythagorean Theorem to find how far up the wall the ladder will reach.

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Carter Chase · Answer 1

4.609 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

The hypotenuse is the ladder because it is the slanted side. 3m is one of the other side lengths

A^2 + B^2 = C^2

3^2 + B^2 = 5.5^2

9 + B^2 = 30.25

30.25 - 9 = B^2

21.25 = B^2

4.609=B