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A painter leans a 34-ft ladder against a building. The base of the ladder is 16 ft from the building. To the nearest foot, how high on the building does the ladder reach?

 Nov 16, 2015
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sqrt[34^2 - 16^2] = sqrt[900]  = 30 ft

 

 

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 Nov 16, 2015

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