An 8-ft-tall fence runs parallel to the wall of a house at a distance of 5 ft.

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An 8-ft-tall fence runs parallel to the wall of a house at a distance of 5 ft. Find the length of the shortest ladder that extends from the ground to the house without touching the fence. Assume that the vertical wall of the house is 20 ft high and the horizontal ground extends 20 ft from the fence.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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