A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is one foot less than the length of the ladder. Find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 5 feet. A right triangle with the hypotenuse measuring x and one leg measuring x minus 1.

(1 point)

11 feet

14 feet

12 feet

13 feet

Length of ladder (hypotenuse) = 13 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Length of base (base) = 5 ft

Length of ladder (hypotenuse) = a

Distance between ground and ladder top (perpendicular) = a - 1

Find:

Length of ladder

Computation:

a² = 5² + (a-1)²

a² = 25 + a² - 2a + 1

2a = 26

Length of ladder (hypotenuse) = 13 ft

do i do it on a graph?

step-by-step explanation:

3

step-by-step explanation:

divide 13.5 by 9 to get the scale factor. it equals 1.5

2 * 1.5 = 3