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Answer:

wall to bottom of ladder =8 feet

Explanation:

using the Pythagorean theorem

ladder length=2W+1

(2W+1)^2=15^2+W^2

4W^2+4W+1=225+W^2

simplify

3W^2+4W-224=0

divide by 3

w^2+1.33W-74.6=0

factor

(W+9.3)(W-8)=0

W=8 feet

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