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A ladder that is 24 feet long reaches the window of a building 18 feet above the ground. What is the distance from the base of the ladder to the building? Express your answer as a radical. feet

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter12: Quadratic Functions

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