1. A 13-m ladder is placed against a building to reach a window that is 5 mabove the ground. How many meters away from the building is the bottom ofthe ladder?2. Determine whether each set of numbers can be the measures of the sides of atriangle. If so, classify the triangle as acute, right, or obtuse. Justify your answer.а. 9, 12, 5b. 10, 11, 13

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1. A 13-m ladder is placed against a building to reach a window that is 5 m
above the ground. How many meters away from the building is the bottom of
the ladder?
2. Determine whether each set of numbers can be the measures of the sides of a
triangle. If so, classify the triangle as acute, right, or obtuse. Justify your answer.
а. 9, 12, 5
b. 10, 11, 13

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