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A castle guard is standing on the opposite side of an 8-foot moat and wants to reach a window that is 15 feet above the ground. The guard
props a ladder against the castle wall to form a right triangle as shown. Approximate the length of the ladder needed to reach the window to
the nearest tenth of a foot.

A Castle Guard Is Standing On The Opposite Side Of An 8foot Moat And Wants To Reach A Window That Is 15 Feet Above The Ground The Guard Props A Ladder Against T class=

Answer :

Using the Pythagorean Theorem, it is found that the length of the ladder needed to reach the window is given by:

a. 17.0 ft.

What is the Pythagorean Theorem?

The Pythagorean Theorem relates the length of the legs [tex]l_1[/tex] and [tex]l_2[/tex] of a right triangle with the length of the hypotenuse h, according to the following equation:

[tex]h^2 = l_1^2 + l_2^2[/tex]

In this problem, the length of the ladder in feet is the hypotenuse, considering legs [tex]l_1 = 8, l_2 = 15[/tex].

Hence:

[tex]h^2 = 8^2 + 15^2[/tex]

[tex]h = \sqrt{8^2 + 15^2}[/tex]

h = 17.0 ft.

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