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Pythagorean Theorem

Clayton is responsible for changing the broken light bulb in a streetlamp. The streetlamp is 12 feet high. Clayton places the base of his ladder 4 feet from the base of the streetlamp. Clayton can extend his ladder from 10 feet to 14 feet. How long must his ladder be to reach the top of the streetlamp? Will Clayton’s ladder work? Round your answer t o the nearest tenth. *

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Answer: 10

Step-by-step explanation:

The ladder does work.

jennsoekwanto
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
12^2 + 4^2 = c^2
144 + 16 = 160^2
sqrt of 160^2 = 12.6 feet (rounded off)

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