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The top of an 18-foot ladder touches the side of a building 14 feet above the ground. Approximately how far from the base of the building should the bottom of the ladder
be placed?


Sagot :

Answer:

Assuming that ladders should be placed at an 75° angle, let's translate it into a slope of 3.732 of a line (looked the value up, was too lazy to calculate it)

the distance from the orign in the picture is your answer, and one side of a triangle formed by the wall, the ground and the ladder

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