A 13-foot ladder leans against the side of a house with its base 3 feet from the house. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to approximate how high the ladder reaches up the side of the house. Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
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he ladder reaches up approx. 4√10 feet.
Step-by-step explanation:
Using Pythagoras theorem,
Using Pythagoras theorem,
+ 9 = 169
= 169 - 9
= 160
= √160
AB = 4√10 (find square root by prime factorization)
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