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25 July, 18:30

A painter leans a 15 ft ladder against a building. The base of the ladder is 6 ft from the building. To the nearest foot, how high on the building does the ladder reach

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  1. 25 July, 21:33
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    Using the Pythagoras theorem

    15^2 = x^2 + h^2 where h = height of ladder on the nuiding

    h^2 = 15^2 - 6^2 = 189

    = 13.75 ft to nearest hundredth
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