A 17ft ladder is leaning against a house, as shown in the diagram. Find the slope of the ladder. Express numbers as integers or simplified fractions.

1. are the triangles similar and if so why? what is the value of x? show your work.

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40) linda was making chocolate truffles for the first day of school. the recipe for 20 chocolate truffles is: i cup of cream 2 cups of dark chocolate she noticed this will not be enough truffles for the 42 sure that all students in each homeroom next year. to be sure that all students receive a truffle, linda must adjust her recipe. a. complete the recipe for 42 truffles cups of cream - cups of dark chocolate work: