A ladder is 8 meters long. It leans against a wall with one end on the ground, 6 meters from the wall. The other end reaches a windowsill. Calculate the height of the window sill above the ground.

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Answer:

[tex]\sqrt{28[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

if you draw out the triangle, you can substitute numbers into an equation.

6^2 + b^2 = 8^2

36 + b^2 = 64

b^2 = 64 - 36

b^2 = 28

b = [tex]\sqrt{28}[/tex]