How far from the base of the house do you need to place a 15 feet ladder so that it exactly reaches the top of a 12 feet wall?

Q: A 24-foot ladder resting against a house reaches a windowsill 16 feet above the ground. How far is…

A: Length of ladder=24 foot

Q: A wall is 10 feet tall and is 15 feet from a house. A window in the house is 30.5 feet above the…

A: Given,  a wall is 10 feet tall and is 15 feet from a house. A window in            the house is 30.5…

Q: Mike and Ike are loading a moving van by walking up a ramp. The ramp is 10.0 feet long and the bed…

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Q: Calculate the height that we can reach with a 3m ladder leaning against a wall if the bottom of the…

A: First we consider a triangle ABC, in which the height of AB = a, BC = 3m and AC = 7 cm So, the…

Q: From a watch site on a ship, the angle of depression to a raft is 10 degrees. The site is 94 feet…

A: Angle of depression is 10 degreeHeight is 94 feet.

Q: The foot of a ladder is 2 m from a wall and the top of the ladder is 6 m above the ground. Calculate…

A: Given Information -  Distance between foot of the ladder and the wall = 2m The vertical distance…