A 16-foot ladder is placed against the side of a building as shown in Figure 1 below. The bottom of the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the building. In order to increase the reach of the ladder against the building, the ladder is moved 4 feet closer to the base of the building, as shown in Figure 2. To the nearest foot, how much farther up the building does the ladder now reach?

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Eva Glenn

19 May, 00:08

A 16-foot ladder is placed against the side of a building as shown in Figure 1 below. The bottom of the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the building. In order to increase the reach of the ladder against the building, the ladder is moved 4 feet closer to the base of the building, as shown in Figure 2. To the nearest foot, how much farther up the building does the ladder now reach?

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Belinda Cummings · Answer 1

Well if the ladder is moved 4 feet closer to the building then that should mean that it moves 4 feet higher. because the ladder is 8 feet from the base of the building you just do

8 + 4 = 12

so it's 12 feet ... ?

hope this was right on not sure ...