Question

If a ladder leans against a house and is 25 meters long, and the base of the ladder is 7 meters from the house, how many meters is the window to the ground.

Answer 1

Answer:

  24 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

The Pythagorean theorem can be used to find the missing leg of the right triangle.

  AB² = BC² +AC²

  25² = 7² +AC²

  AC = √(625 -49) = √576

  AC = 24

The height to the top of the ladder is 24 meters.