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a ladder is leaning up against a building. the bottom of the ladder is 6 feet from the building. the top of the ladder reaches the wall at a height of 8 feet. how long is the ladder?

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The Pythagorean Theorem is a mathematical tool that is only applicable to right triangles. This mathematical concept indicates that in a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the square of its legs:  

c

2

=

a

2

+

b

2

. This theorem allows us to express one side of the triangle as a function of the other two known sides.

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