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Answer:

16 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

This ladder and building creates a right triangle with 34 as the hypotenuse and 30 as a side. the Pythagorean theorem says that a^2 + b^2 = c^2 so 900 + b^2 = 1156. b^2 = 256, square root both sides and you get b = 16

Answer:

16 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

use Pythagorean theorem

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

a^2 + 30^2 = 34^2

a^2 + 900 = 1156

move 900 to the right to leave the a variable by itself

a^2 = 256

take the square root of both sides

a = 16