Leash TYPE 1
TYPE 2
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Dog
Ladder
20 ft
19.5 ft
The end of a dog's leash is attached
Don placed a ladder against
to the top of a 5-foot-tall fence post,
the side of his house as
as shown in the diagram below. The
shown in the diagram
dog is 7 feet away from the base of
below. Write an equation to
the fence post. How long is the
find the distance, x, from
leash, to the nearest tenth of a foot.
the foot of the ladder to the
base of the house.
WHAT IS THE DIRERENCE
Solve the equation for x,
BETWEEN TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2?
round to the nearest
hundredth of a foot.
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