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WILL GIVE BRAINLINESS THING : Problem A painter is painting a mural on a wall. He has a 20-foot ladder. He needs to work on
a part of the wall that is 16 feet above the ground. How far from the base of the building should
he place the foot of the ladder to make sure that the ladder reaches his work area? Show your
work

Respuesta :

Set up the Pythagorean theorem.

The ladder is the hypotenuse
The wall is the length of the triangle

Pythagorean theorem states: a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Thus. 16^2 + b^2 = 12^2

Solve for b and that will be your answer for the question.

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