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The second story gutters of a house need to be cleaned. The gutters are 18.7 ft. high on the house. If a ladder will be placed 6 ft. from the base of the house, how long will the ladder need to be to reach the gutters? Round to the nearest foot. *

A. 18 ft
B. 19 ft
C. 20 ft
D. 21 ft

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Answer:

C. 20 Ft.

Step-by-step explanation:

Using The Pythagorean Theorem, a²+b²=c² , insert the known variables into the equation.

18.7²+6²=c²

This gives you 385.69 + 36 = 385.69.

Next, square the result to find the missing side length.

[tex]\sqrt{385.69[/tex]

The answer comes out to around 19.6, which can be rounded up to 20ft.

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