A 12-ft ladder is used to reach the roof of a garage with a height of 10 ft. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the garage wall, to the nearest tenth of a foot, if 1 ft of the ladder is above the contact point with the garage roof? 12 ft |10 ft
A 12-ft ladder is used to reach the roof of a garage with a height of 10 ft. How far is the bottom of the ladder from the garage wall, to the nearest tenth of a foot, if 1 ft of the ladder is above the contact point with the garage roof? 12 ft |10 ft
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![A 12-ft ladder is used to reach the roof of a garage with a height of 10 ft. How far is the bottom of the ladder from
the garage wall, to the nearest tenth of a foot, if 1 ft of the ladder is above the contact point with the garage roof?
12 ft
10 ft](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ff64c9068-60cf-4593-8b76-f70f7eb46f8b%2F49700350-e9c1-459a-a2cb-005be3deaf66%2Fke6sh15_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A 12-ft ladder is used to reach the roof of a garage with a height of 10 ft. How far is the bottom of the ladder from
the garage wall, to the nearest tenth of a foot, if 1 ft of the ladder is above the contact point with the garage roof?
12 ft
10 ft
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