Question

A ladder that is 22 feet long is propped up against a 15-foot-tall building. Use the drop downs to answer the following questions.

What is the unknown information that could be found using the Pythagorean theorem?


What measures represent each variable of the Pythagorean theorem, if b is the unknown length?

a =
c =
What is the approximate length of b, rounding to the nearest hundredth?

Answer 1

Leg, distance from the wall to the base of the ladder.

a= 15

c= 22

16.09 ft

Answer 2

Answers:

What is the unknown information that could be found using the Pythagorean theorem?

✔ Leg, distance from the wall to the base of the ladder.

What measures represent each variable of the Pythagorean theorem, if b is the unknown length?

a = ✔ 15

c = ✔ 22

What is the approximate length of b, rounding to the nearest hundredth?

✔ 16.09 feet