Lila is building a slide for her kids. The ladder is 3 meters tall and the slide is 5 meters long. What is the distance between the ladder and the bottom of the slide?

Step-by-step explanation: For a problem like this, it’s best to use Pythagorean Theorem which is a^2+b^2=c^2 .

In this problem they gave us a and c already so we are trying to find b.

3^2+?=5^2

9+?=25

25-9=16

Find the square root of 16 which is 4

The distance between the ladder and the slide is 4 meters

a=24; b=12

step-by-step explanation:

a/b=2: 1

a=2b

36/(1+2)=12

b=12

a=24