Question

Joe climbs a 5 foot 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 9 feet.
Note: The ladder forms a right angle with the ground.

A. 7.48 ft.
B. 8.43 ft.
C.10.30 ft.
D.11.45 ft.

I think it is C or D. But, im leaning on C.

Answer 1

use pythagorean theorem

Answer 2

\[\huge\rm a^2 + b^2 = c^2\]

Answer 3

c is a big side always which is hypotenuse
so replace b by 9 and a by 5
then solve for x

Answer 4

solve for c**
not x i made typo there

Answer 5

I would do 5^2 + 9^2 = c^2 ?

Answer 6

yes right now oslve

Answer 7

solve*

Answer 8

106 = c^2
Would i divide?

Answer 9

nope you have to take square root both side

Answer 10

Multiply 106 by 106?

Answer 11

when you take square root c square cancel out with square root