7.Chad is using a ladder that is 10 feet long while Sam is using a ladder 15 feet long. Chad's ladder reaches 7feet up the wall and Sam's ladder reaches 10 feet up the wall. Do both ladders form similar triangles with thewall and ground?Show your work.

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7. Chad is using a ladder that is 10 feet long while Sam is using a ladder 15 feet long. Chad's ladder reaches 7 feet up the wall and Sam's ladder reaches 10 feet up the wall. Do both ladders form similar triangles with the wall and ground? Show your work.