A building is 3 ft from a 12-ft fence that surrounds the property . A worker wants to wash a window in the building 17 ft from the ground . He plans to place a ladder over the fence so it rests against the building . (See the figure .) He decides he should place the ladder 10 ft from the fence for stability . To the nearest tenth of a foothow long a ladder will he need?

A building is 3 ft from a 12ft fence that surrounds the property A worker wants to wash a window in the building 17 ft from the ground He plans to place a ladde class=