A fire truck parks 25 feet away from a building. The fire truck extends its ladder 65 feet. How far up the building from the truck's roof does the extension ladder reach?

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Answer:

60 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

An image based on the information provided can be seen in the picture that is attached below. We can calculate the height (b) by using the pythagorean theorem, which is [tex]a^{2} +b^{2} = c^{2}[/tex] and solving for one of the sides.

[tex]25^{2} + b^{2} = 65^{2}[/tex]

625 + [tex]b^{2}[/tex] = 4225  ..... subtract 625 from both sides

[tex]b^{2}[/tex] = 3600   ..... square root both sides

b = 60 ft

Finally, we can see that the ladder reaches a total of 60 ft. up the wall.

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