A10-foot ladder is leaning against a tree. the bottom of the ladder is 6 feet away from the bottom of the tree. approximately how high up the tree does the top of the ladder reach? a. 4 feet b. 6 feet c. 8 feet d. 16 feet

the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b