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Answer to Problem 18E
For the assumed situation,the ladder reaches 8 ft. up the side of house.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Right triangles:
Area,
Pythagorean Theorem:
Where,
b : Base
h : Height
H : Slant height
Assume a simple situation:
John’s ladder is 10 ft. long, it is placed 6 ft. away from his house.
Now,
Find the height at which it will reach.
First of all,
Draw the diagram:
Use Pythagorean Theorem to solve for x :
Substitute values:
That becomes
The further becomes
Thus,
The ladder reaches 8 ft. up the side of house.
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