Question

The bae of a 13 foot ladder is 5 feet away from the wall. How far up the wall does the ladder reach

Answer 1

12 feet

Explanation:

The length of the ladder is 13 ft

The base of the ladder is 5 ft away from the wall

The height(h) the ladder reaches from the bottom of the wall is:

Applying the Pythagorean theorem;

h =
`√(13^2 - 5^2)` = 12 ft