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If an 18 foot ladder leans against the side of a house and base of the ladder is 5 feet from the wall of the house then find the height of the side of house where the ladder reaches.
Answer to Problem 10STP
The height of the wall is
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The ladder is 18 foot long which leans against the wall of a house and the ladder is 5 feet from the bottom of the wall.
Calculation: The possible diagram for the wall and ladder is shown as, therefore by Pythagoras Theorem the height
Hence the height of the wall is
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