Question: Ifa ladder is leaning or a10 ft wall and the ladder is12 ft long how far isthebottom ofthewall from the ladder Pythagorean Theorem

Answer: (distance between the botton of the wall and the foot of the ladder)^2=12^2-10^2=144-100=44\nTherefore the distance =(sqrt)44=6.63 ft (approax)
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