A fence 8 feet tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of 3 feet from the building.

What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from the ground over the fence to the wall of the building?

I got 15.04...teach says I'm wrong and I hate this problem.

Question

A fence 8 feet tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of 3 feet from the building.

What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from the ground over the fence to the wall of the building?

I got 15.04...teach says I'm wrong and I hate this problem.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

"What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from the ground over the fence to the wall of the building?" How to interpret that sentence???

anonymous · Answer

I see the Pythagorean Theorem in it.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

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