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Chapter 3 Problem 3.4.36

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MULTI-STEP PROBLEM Ladder safety guidelines include the following recommendation about ladder placement. The horizontal distance h between the base of the ladder and the object the ladder is resting against should be about one quarter of the vertical distance v between the ground and where the ladder rests against the object. a. Find the recommended slope for a ladder. b. Suppose the base of a ladder is 6 feet away from a building. The ladder has the recommended slope. Find v. c. Suppose a ladder is 34 feet from the ground where it touches a building. The ladder has the recommended slope. Find h.

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Title Geometry (Holt McDougal Larson Geometry) 1 
Author Ron Larson Laurie Boswell Timothy D. Kanold, Lee Stiff
ISBN 9780618595402

MULTI-STEP PROBLEM Ladder safety guidelines include the following recommendation about

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