ladder is 8 ft long . The ladder needs to reach to a window that is 6 ft above the ground . How far away from the house should the bottom of the ladder be placed ?

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Answer:

5.3 or 28

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]6^{2}[/tex]+[tex]b^{2}[/tex]=[tex]8^{2}[/tex]

36+[tex]b^{2}[/tex]=64

64-36=28

[tex]\sqrt{28\\}[/tex]

=5.29 or 5.3