Polynomial Equations · Review Exercise 167
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A ladder leans against the wall of a building. The length of the ladder is 9 feet longer than the distance of the bottom of the ladder from the building. The distance of the top of the ladder reaches up the side of the building is 7 feet longer than the distance of the bottom of the ladder from the building. Find the lengths of all three sides of the triangle formed by the ladder leaning against the building.
OpenStax, Intermediate Algebra 2e · §6.5 Polynomial Equations · Review Exercise 167
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