Can someone help!
A handy man knows from experience that his 29-foot ladder rests in its most stable position when the distance of its base from a wall is 1 foot farther than the height it reaches up the wall.

1. Draw a diagram to represent this situation. Be sure to label all unknown values in the problem.

2. Write an equation that you can use to find the unknown lengths in this situation. This equation should come directly from the labels you used in your diagram.

3. How far up a wall does this ladder reach? Show your work.

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Can someone help!
A handy man knows from experience that his 29-foot ladder rests in its most stable position when the distance of its base from a wall is 1 foot farther than the height it reaches up the wall.  

1.	Draw a diagram to represent this situation. Be sure to label all unknown values in the problem.

















2.	Write an equation that you can use to find the unknown lengths in this situation. This equation should come directly from the labels you used in your diagram.








3.	How far up a wall does this ladder reach? Show your work.

vocaloid · Answer

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vocaloid · Answer

use the pythagorean theorem to find x

31356 · Answer

Just a reminder, the Pythagorean theorem is a^2+b^2=c^2

elenathehomeschooler · Answer

@31356 can you help me all i have so far is |dw:1444345667230:dw|  im stuck