Josh has a 19-foot ladder leaning against his house. If the bottom of the ladder is 2 feet from the base of the house, how high does the ladder reach?
1 Answer
Sep 4, 2016
The ladder will reach at 18.9 feet (approx)
Explanation:
The leaning ladder and house wall form a rt. angled triangle where base is 2 feet and hypotenuse is 19 feet.
So height where the ladder touches is
