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A farmer leans a 15-foot ladder against the side of a barn. She places the base of the ladder 6feet from the barn. How high up the barn does the ladder reach?A. 9 feetB. about 13.7 feetC. about 16.2 feetD. 21 feet

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To determine h

By pythogorus theorem,

[tex]h^2=15^2+6^2[/tex][tex]h^2=261[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]h=\sqrt[]{261}=16.155[/tex]

Therefore, the height is about 16.2 feet.

So the correct option is otion c.

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