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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The top of a 15-foot ladder touches the edge of the roof of a building, and the base of the ladder is 6 feet from the building. What assumptions are made about the building and the ladder when using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve real world problems like this?

OpenStudy (cgreenwade2000):

Try drawing a picture based on the description and we will go from there.

OpenStudy (whpalmer4):

Hint: what if the building is the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa?

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