Leo placed a ladder against the back of his store building to paint a sign. The top of the ladder was 9 feet above the ground and the bottom of the ladder was 3 feet from the base of the building. What is the length, to the nearest tenth of a foot, of the ladder?

A. 8.5 feet
B. 9.5 feet
C. 12.0 feet
D. 13.5 feet

true statements:

a) x + y = y + x   ⇒ commutative property of addition

b) (x * y) * z = x * (y * z) ⇒ associative property of multiplication

d) (x + y) + z = x + (y + z) ⇒ associative property of addition

false statements:

c) x - y = y - x   should be: x - y = - y + x

e) (x - y) - z = x - (y - z) should be: (x - y) - z = x - (y + z)

step-by-step explanation:

-7

step-by-step explanation:

x^2 + 18x + 74 = (x + 9)^2 - 81 + 74

= (x + 9)^2 - 7.

so q = -7.

b

step-by-step explanation: