4. Tony's favorite water slide is 18 meters long. The distance from the base of the slide to the bottom of the ladder is 10 meters long (see the image below). Applying the Pythagorean Theorem, the equation representing this situation is h²+10² = 182 Solve for h

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4. Tony's favorite water slide is 18 meters long. The distance from the base of the slide to
the bottom of the ladder is 10 meters long (see the image below). Applying the
Pythagorean Theorem, the equation representing this situation is
h?+102 = 182
Solve
for h.
Transcribed Image Text:4. Tony's favorite water slide is 18 meters long. The distance from the base of the slide to the bottom of the ladder is 10 meters long (see the image below). Applying the Pythagorean Theorem, the equation representing this situation is h?+102 = 182 Solve for h.
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