Question

A 40 foot ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 8-ft more than the distance the ladder reaches up the building. Find how far up the building the ladder reaches.

Answer 1

you need to find the opposite side. You know the adjacent and hypothesis. So what can you use. (Hint SOHCAHTOA)

Answer 2

I'm still confused

Answer 3

this is a trig question right?

Answer 4

I don't know in my book its under the section quadratic equations

Answer 5

ok try using Pythagorean theorem a^2+b^2=c^2