A12-foot ladder rests against the side of a house. the base of the ladder is 3 feet away from the side of the house. how high above the ground is the top of the ladder?

3.root 15 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we will use Pythagorean’s theorem. Now let’s visualize a right angled triangle in which the hypotenuse stands for the total ladder length and the base of the ladder standing away from the wall is say the adjacent.

The length of the ladder is the opposite which is the last side of the complete triangle.

Hence, to find this side we use s^2 = 12^2 - 3^2

S^2 = 144 -9

S^2 = 135

S= square root of 135 = 3.root15 feet

step-by-step explanation:

always plug in x. in this case, x equals 4.

i'm going to first solve 4(2+3x)

1) 4(2+3(4)) use pemdas to solve.

i'm going to multiply whats in the parenthesis first, so 3 times 4=12.

2)4 (2+12) i'm then going to multiply 4 by both numbers in the parenthesis (because multiplying comes before adding)

4 times 2= 8.   4 times 12= 48

4) (8+48)= 56 (answer)

i'm then going to solve 8+12x and plug in 4 for x.

1) 8 +12(4)

multiplying comes before adding, so i'm gonna multiply 12 and 4.

12 times 4= 48.

2) 8+48=56

both equal the same!