A ladder 10 ft long leans against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 6 ft from the wall. How much would the lower end of the top end to the ground is same...

Question

...(Continue of the question) as the distance from the bottom end to the wall.

Solve and type an equation

Answer 1

Pythagorean:

 

 10^2 = 6^ + y^2

 

100 = 36 + y^2

 

64 = y^2

 

y=8

 

THe top of the ladder is 8 feet off the ground