A castle guard is standing on the opposite side of an 8-foot moat and wants to reach a window that is 15 feet above the ground. The guard props a ladder against the castle wall to form a right triangle as shown. Approximate the length of the ladder needed to reach the window to the nearest tenth of a foot.
A castle guard is standing on the opposite side of an 8-foot moat and wants to reach a window that is 15 feet above the ground. The guard props a ladder against the castle wall to form a right triangle as shown. Approximate the length of the ladder needed to reach the window to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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A castle guard is standing on the opposite side of an 8-foot moat and wants to reach a window that is 15 feet above the ground. The guard
props a ladder against the castle wall to form a right triangle as shown. Approximate the length of the ladder needed to reach the window to the nearest tenth of a foot.
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