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The distance from the ladder to the end of the side is 5 ft. The distance from the top of the ladder to the bottom is 13 ft long! HOW TALL IS IT? WILL MARK BRAINLIEST

The distance from the ladder to the end of the side is 5 ft The distance from the top of the ladder to the bottom is 13 ft long HOW TALL IS IT WILL MARK BRAINLI class=

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Answer:

12 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Note that you have a right triangle here, with hypotenuse 13 ft, and base 5 ft.  Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we find the height of the upper tip of the ladder as follows:

(13 ft)^2 = y^2 + (5 ft)^2.  Then y^2 = 144 ft^2, and y =height= 12 ft