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21-02-2017
Mathematics

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Jim needs to reach the gutters on his house which are 12 feet off the ground. If his ladder is 10 feet long, what is the maximum distance away from the house he can rest the base of the ladder?

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22-02-2017

1212=144

1010=100

144-100=44

square root of 44 is 6.63 which should be your answer

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