Geometry question

Question

Wake up at your positions the bottom of his 26 foot ladder 10 feet from the base of his building to fix a broken window how high up on the building will the ladder reach  to enable to carpenter to fix the window explain and show all your work make sure to include a diagram

Answer 1

Draw and label a diagram!

The ladder and the wall form a right triangle.

The hypotenuse is 26.

The vertical leg is h

The horizontal leg is 10

 

26² = h² + 10²

 

Can you solve for h?