Joe climbs a 30 inch ladder to the top of a slide. Find the length of the slide, to the nearest hundredth, if the distance from the base of the ladder to the bottom of the slide is 60 inches. Note: The ladder forms a right angle with the ground
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
help????
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
what is that supposed to mean? The triangle?
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
I still don't get what that is supposed to mean
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
where is magbak at??????????????????????????????????????????
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
The first picture represents the problem. There is a 30-in. ladder that leads to the top of a slide. The bottom of the ladder is 60 in. from the bottom of the slide. The ladder makes a right angle with the ground.
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
The second picture shows the math you need to solve the problem.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok? soo.......
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
\(30^2 + 60^2 = s^2\)
s = length of slide
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ok I'm going to try it.
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
Great.
Square 30, square 60, add the squares together. then take the square root of the sum.
OpenStudy (anonymous):
I got it right!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!
OpenStudy (mathstudent55):
wlcm
OpenStudy (anonymous):
800 grams is how much kg?
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