a ladder that is 14 feet long is placed against a building. the bottom of the ladder is 6 feet from the base of the building.
in feet, how high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder? round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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Apply the Pythagorean theorem

Solve for h

Round to the nearest tenth

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