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To find how far is the foot ladder from the bottom of the wall ? .
Answer to Problem 9P
9 ft far is the foot ladder from the bottom of the wall.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The top of a 15- foot ladder is 3ft farther up.
Calculation: The distance of foot ladder from the bottom of the wall is obtained as,
Let, Base =
Here, we have a right
Using pytagorean theorem.
Ignore the negative value.
Hence, 9 ft far is the foot ladder from the bottom of the wall.
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