Question

Hans leaned a 17 ft ladder against his house. He placed the base of the ladder 8 ft from his house, and the top of the ladder reached the base of his window.
How high is the base of his window from the ground?
$a^{2}$+$b^{2}$=$c^{2}$
A.25
B.15
C.23
D.17

Answer 1

Answer:

b

Step-by-step explanation:

so 17 squared minus 8 squared is 225. the square root of 225 is 15