A 12 feet ladder leans against the side of a house. The bottom of the ladder is 9 feet from the side

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    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    A 12 feet ladder leans against the side of a house. The bottom of the ladder is 9 feet from the side of the house. How high is the top of the ladder from the ground? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth.

    We have a right triangle, where 12 is the hypotenuse. Using our right triangle calculator, we get:
    side = 7.9
     

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