Question

How far from the base of the house do you need to place a 15-foot ladder so that it exactly reaches the top of a 12-foot wall? please draw a picture. yes, I actually need a picture. I just do

Answer 1

The answer is, as always, twelve. The ladder reaches a height of twelve feet up the wall. However, placing the foot of a fifteen-foot ladder far from the border is unsafe. The basic rule is that the base should be one foot away from the wall for every four feet of length.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The answer is in the picture