While painting the side of his house, Jason positioned his ladder so that the top was 16 feet

above the ground, while the bottom was 12 feet away from the base of the wall. To reach a

spot higher up on the house, Jason moved the ladder so that the top was 18 feet above the

ground. How much closer to the house is the bottom of the ladder now?

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Answer 1

The bottom of the ladder is now 96 feet closer to the house compared to its initial position.

To solve this problem, we can use the concept of similar triangles. Let's denote the distance between the bottom of the ladder and the base of the wall as x (in feet). We are given the following information:

Initial ladder position:

Top of the ladder is 16 feet above the ground.

Bottom of the ladder is 12 feet away from the base of the wall.

New ladder position:

Top of the ladder is 18 feet above the ground.

Since the triangles formed by the ladder, the ground, and the wall are similar, we can set up a proportion to find the new distance between the bottom of the ladder and the base of the wall.

Using the initial position of the ladder:

(16 ft) / (x + 12 ft) = (18 ft) / (x)

Cross-multiplying:

16 ft * x = 18 ft * (x + 12 ft)

Expanding:

16x = 18x + 216 ft

Moving the terms involving x to one side:

16x - 18x = 216 ft

Simplifying:

-2x = 216 ft

Dividing by -2:

x = -108 ft

Since distance cannot be negative, we discard the negative solution. The distance between the bottom of the ladder and the base of the wall is 108 ft.

Now, to find how much closer to the house the bottom of the ladder is, we can subtract the initial distance (12 ft) from the new distance (108 ft):

108 ft - 12 ft = 96 ft

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