If you had a 15 foot ladder, How far away from the base of a wall would you have to put it to reach a window 12 feet up?

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A: A detailed solution is given below. Try to use Pythagorean theorem.

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A: Given:The length of the field is 105 yards and width is 108 feet.It is known that,1yard = 3…

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Q: If you place a 18 ft. Ladder 3 ft. From the base of the wall, how high up the wall will it reach?

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Q: The base of a window is 7.8 m above the ground. The lower end of the ladder is 3.3 m from the side…

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Q: A 11 foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the bottom of the ladder…

A: This is the question of the application of the Pythagoras theorem.

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Q: Suppose a ladder 60 feet long is placed in a street so as to reach a window on one side 37 feet…

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