A painter leans a 15-ft ladder against a house. The base of the ladder is 5ft from the house. A: To the nearest tenth of a foot,how high on the house does the ladder reach?

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Answer:

14.1 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Draw a diagram to get a triangle, and label it. use the pythagorean theorem, a^2+b^2=c^2