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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anonymous · Answer

help????

mathstudent55 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

what is that supposed to mean? The triangle?

mathstudent55 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

I still don't get what that is supposed to mean

anonymous · Answer

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mathstudent55 · Answer

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.

mathstudent55 · Answer

The second picture shows the math you need to solve the problem.

anonymous · Answer

ok? soo.......

mathstudent55 · Answer

$30^2 + 60^2 = s^2$
s = length of slide

anonymous · Answer

ok I'm going to try it.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Great.
Square 30, square 60, add the squares together. then take the square root of the sum.

anonymous · Answer

I got it right!!!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!

mathstudent55 · Answer

wlcm

anonymous · Answer

800 grams is how much kg?

anonymous · Answer

help?

mathstudent55 · Answer

Do you know how many grams are in a kg?

drummerboyrevived · Answer

A^ 2+ b^2=c^2