You own a 13 foot tall ladder, and need to do some work on the roof of your house. You take your ladder and place one end of it on the ground 5 feet away from your house. Explain your thought process in a short paragraph to answer how far up the wall you expect the ladder to hit. *

Using the Pythagorean theorem, I know that 13^2 is equal to x^2 + 5^2. Using inverse operations, I can conclude that the ladder will reach 12 feet high on the wall.

Step-by-step explanation:

answer: a and b

step-by-step explanation:

3

step-by-step explanation:

in standard form:

a= dictionaries

b= maps

you have to buy 3 dictionaries, so put a 3 next to the a (dictionaries) so that you can multiply them by each other.

a3+b= 60 (the amount of money you have)

we already know the cost of a=15 so replace a with $15

($15 x 3)+b=60

multiply 15 and 3 to get $45 and replace it with $45

45+b=60

and then replace b with 15 to get the total:

45+15=60

that means you have $15 left after buying 3 dictionaries.

15 divided by the cost of a map ($5) equals 3.

so you can buy 3 maps.

sorry if it was confusing!