Aladder is leaning against a wall. the top of the ladder is 9 feet above the ground. if the bottom of the ladder is moved 3 feet farther from the wall, the ladder will be lying flat on the ground, still touching the wall. how long, in feet, is the ladder?

answer

d. 10

explanation

the distance from point y to wx is the height of the triangle.

using pythagoras theorem,

group similar terms to get,

this implies that,

take positive square root of both sides to get,

this implies that,

125 yards

step-by-step explanation:

i take 75 plus 50.