6 A fire truck parks 16 feet away from a building. The fire truck extends its ladder 30 feet to the very top of the building. How tall is the building? Round to the nearest

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wan.
the top of a 12
A fire truck parks 16 feet
away from a building. The
fire truck extends its
ladder 30 feet to the very
top of the building. How
tall is the building?
Round to the nearest
tenth.
A 10' ladder is leaning
against a wall. If the foot
of the ladder is 3' from
the wall, how high up
the wall does the top of
the ladder reach? Round
to the nearest foot.
Transcribed Image Text:6 7 wan. the top of a 12 A fire truck parks 16 feet away from a building. The fire truck extends its ladder 30 feet to the very top of the building. How tall is the building? Round to the nearest tenth. A 10' ladder is leaning against a wall. If the foot of the ladder is 3' from the wall, how high up the wall does the top of the ladder reach? Round to the nearest foot.
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