Question

Levi was playing baseball and accidentally broke a window at his house. He has a ladder that is 13 ft long, and he knows that the window is 12 ft high. How far from the house will Levi need to put the ladder in order to reach the window?

Group of answer choices
5 ft
25 ft
144 ft
20 ft

Answer 1

5 ft

Explanation:

see the attached figure to better understand the problem

In the right triangle ABC

Applying the Pythagorean Theorem

`13^2=x^2+12^2`

solve for x

`x^2=13^2-12^2\\x^2=25\\x=5\ ft`