Your ladder is 15 feet tall. how far away can you place it from your house to have it reach 12 feet up your wall

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Answer 1

The drawing will be that of a right triangle, and then the old ideas of Mr. Pythagoras will come into play.

Hint: there's a 3-4-5 triangle similarity that will simplify the work.