A building is 1 ft from an 8-ft fence that surrounds the property. A worker wants
to wash a window in the building 11 ft
from the ground. He plans to place a
ladder over the fence so it rests against
the building. (See the figure.) He
decides he should place the ladder 8 ft
from the fence for stability. To the
nearest tenth of a foot, how long a
ladder will he need?

Hello,

Step-by-step explanation:

We are going to use the pythagorean's theorem

distance (building ,ladder)=1+8=9 (ft)

level of the window = 11ft

length of the ladder:

y= -

answer: standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

step-by-step explanation:

standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

(2x + 1)(x - 2) = 0

distribute to get into standard form

2x^2 - 4x + x - 2 = 0

2x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0

a = 2, b= -3, c = -2

a is your answer