Windows Plus has been hired to clean the windows at a local office building. The window of greatest height is 24 ft. If the apprentice uses a 25 ft ladder, how far from the building is the foot of the ladder?
Using the pythagorean theorem, we can find the length of x, or the length of the foot of the ladder from the building. 24^2 + x^2 = 25^2 576 + x^2 = 625 subtract 576 from both sides x^2 = 49 square root both sides x = 7
