Homework Help: Pre-Calculus Algebra

Posted by anonymous on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 7:18pm.

A building is 2 ft from a 9-ft fence that surrounds the property. Worker wants to wash window in the building 13 ft from the ground. He wants to place ladder over fence so it rests against the building. He decides he should place the ladder 8 ft from the fence for stability. to nearest tenth of foot, how long does ladder need to be?

Pre-Calculus Algebra - Gray, Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 7:23pm
It helps to draw a picture. You can ignore the length of the fence, add 2 to 8 to get the length of the one leg of the triangle (the other is 13), and use the formula a^2 + b^2 = c^2
Pre-Calculus Algebra - anonymous, Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 10:53pm
Thanks. I tried that, but am still not getting the book answer of 16 ft 4 inches.
Pre-Calculus Algebra - anonymous, Monday, October 25, 2010 at 6:59am
Thanks. I tried that, but am still not getting the book answer of 16 ft 4 inches.
Pre-Calculus Algebra - Gray, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 7:58pm
The book could be wrong. The wording is a little confusing too.

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