A 16 foot ladder rests against the side of a house and the base of the ladder is 4 feet away. How high above the ground is the top of the ladder? Round to the nearestt tenth of a foot.
A.
15.5 feet
B.
16.5 feet
C.
20 feet
D.
240 feet

Question

A 16 foot ladder rests against the side of a house and the base of the ladder is 4 feet away. How high above the ground is the top of the ladder? Round to the nearestt tenth of a foot.
A.
15.5 feet
B.
16.5 feet
C.
20 feet
D.
240 feet

yttrium · Answer

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It will form a triangle like that and just apply pythagorean theorem to solve for x.

yttrium · Answer

You know pythagorean theorem, right?

directrix · Answer

Review the Pythagorean Theorem (see attachment) @edithhh22

goformit100 · Answer

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