A 22-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 8 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach? The ladder reaches GILEERD up the wall. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)

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A 22-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground
8 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
The ladder reaches
4
up the wall. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:A 22-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 8 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach? The ladder reaches 4 up the wall. (Round to the nearest hundredth as needed.)
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