Question

.Claire wants to hang a banner from the sill of a second-story window in her house.She
needs to find a ladder that,when rested against the outside wall of her house will belong
enough to reach the second-story window .If the window is 16 feet above the ground and
Claire places the foot of the ladder 12 feet from the wall, how long will the ladder need to be?

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Answer 1

Answer:

use Pythagoras property

Step-by-step explanation:

16^2+12^2=(X)^2. X is the length of the ladder.

256+144=x^2

400=x^2

400=20^2

so length of ladder is 20 feet .