The slide at the playground is 12 feet tall. If the bottom of the slide is 15 feet from the base of the ladder, how long is the slide?( Pythagorean Theorem)

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Lucas Weyne · Answer 1 · 2019-08-24T04:51:49+0000

12^2. + 15^2. = slide length ^2
144+225= slide length ^2
369= slide length ^2
Sqrt (369)= slide length
About 19.21 feet =side length