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How high up a vertical wall will a 24-foot ladder reach if the foot of
the ladder is placed 10 feet from the wall? Show your work.

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Answer:

Pythagorean theorem

you need a 26 foot wall for the ladder to reach

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]c {}^{2} = \sqrt{24 {}^{2} + 10 {}^{2} } \\ c {}^{2} = \sqrt{576 + 100} \\ c {}^{2} = \sqrt{676} \\ c = 26[/tex]

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