Question

A ladder leans against a wall. The distance from the top of the ladder to the ground is 1 foot less than twice the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall. the length is 1 foot more than twice the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the wall find the length of the ladder can someone help me set it up

Answer 1

HI!!

Answer 2

i guess we can do this

Answer 3

lets call the distance from the the top of the ladder to the ground \(x\)