A 5 foot ladder is leaning against a wall. If the bottom of the ladder is 3 feet from the base of the wall, how high up the wall is the top of the ladder?
The answer is 4. Since we have a right triangle, with special ratio 3-4-5.
The ladder represents the hypotenuse.
The answer is 4. Since we have a right triangle, with special ratio 3-4-5.
The ladder represents the hypotenuse.