Question

STAAR is coming up and I really need help with this question. Please explain what i'm supposed to do. Thanks!


Gwendolyn placed a 10-foot ladder against the side of her house so that the base of the ladder was 3 feet from the base of the house, as shown in the diagram below.
Which measurement in feet is closest to d, the distance from the top of the ladder to the ground?
f)10.4 ft
g)7.0 ft
h) 6.5 ft
j) 9.5 ft
Again, I'm not asking you to tell me the answer. I just need to get familiar with these types of questions since they're going to be on my exams.

Answer 1

The link is a PDF so its going to download and you can scroll down to page 22 or question 18.
The picture is there :)
tea.texas.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=25769814952

Answer 2

do you know about pythagoras theorem?

Answer 3

Is it a^2 + b^2 = C^2?

Answer 4

yesss

Answer 5

I only have to do that?

Answer 6

yesss

Answer 7

Thanks so much! :D

Answer 8

welcome ^_^

Answer 9

let me know what answer you get, just to verify :)

Answer 10

I got 9.5 ft ( J ) is that correct?

Answer 11

\(\huge \checkmark\)
good!

Answer 12

Thanks! Have a great easter!~

Answer 13

You too! :)