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A fence 5 feet tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of 2 feet from the building.?

A fence 5 feet tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of 2 feet from the building. What is the length of the shortest ladder that will reach from the ground over the fence to the wall of the building?

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2 Responses to “A fence 5 feet tall runs parallel to a tall building at a distance of 2 feet from the building.?”

  1. the square root of 13

  2. shortest ladder is (2 + 5)sqrt(2) ft = 9.8994 ft

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