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A 22-foot ladder is placed against a vertical wall of a building, with the
bottom of the ladder standing on level ground 9 feet from the base of the building. How high up the wall does the ladder reach?

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Step-by-step explanation:

By the Pythagorean Theorem

[tex]h^2+9^2=22^2\\ \\ h^2=22^2-9^2\\ \\ h^2=403\\ \\ h=\sqrt{403}ft\\ \\ h\approx 20.07ft[/tex]

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