Aladder is leaning against a building the base of the ladder is 6 feet from the building and the top of the letter rests on the building 8 feet above the ground what is the length, in feet of the ladder

Remark

This is an application of the Pythagorean Theorem. The formula you will be using is a^2 + b^2 = c^2 and you are looking for c

Givens

a = 6

b = 8

c = ??

Sub and solve

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

6^2 + 8^2 = c^2

36 + 64 = c^2

100 = c^2

sqrt(c^2) = sqrt(100)

c = 10

The length of the ladder is 10 feet.

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step-by-step explanation:

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answer: b.

step-by-step explanation:

the y coordinate for point b is 0, and answer b is the only one with that y coordinate.