Suppose the foot of a 12-foot ladder was placed 4 feet from a building how high up on the building would the top of the ladder reach

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Answer 1
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Use the pythagorean theorem.

The foot of the ladder is 4 feet away from the building (leg 1)

The height of the building is leg 2

The ladder, which would be at an angle, is 12 feet. So our hypotenuse would be 12. The equation for this would be a²+4²=12²

We can then begin to solve

a² + 16 = 144  

a² = 128

a=11.31

So, our answer is: The top of the ladder reaches the building at 11.31 feet up


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What's 30 plus 30 divided with 3 ?

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60/3= 20
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How do you write 8.638 in word form

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How do you calculate elapsed time?

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count forward on a clock.
if you started cleaning at 9:00 and finished at 5:00 the elapsed time would be 8 hours.
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in a class 60% of the students are girls. There are 18 girls in the class. How many students are in the class

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60             18
—      =     — 
100           x 

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Which equation represents the line that passes through points (0, 6) and (2, 0)?y=-3x+2
y=-3x+6
y=-3x+2
y=-3x+6

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Answer:

y=-3x+6

Step-by-step explanation:

Equation of line passing through two points:

Equation\ of\ line\ passing\ through\ two\ points\ (x_1,y_1)\ and\ (x_2,y_2)\n\n(y-y_1)=((y_2-y_1))/((x_2-x_1))(x-x_1)\n\n(x_1,y_1)=(0,6)\n\n(x_2,y_2)=(2,0)\n\n(y-6)=((0-6))/((2-0))(x-0)\n\ny-6=(-6)/(2)(x-0)\n\ny-6=-3(x-0)\n\ny-6=-3x\n\ny=-3x+6