🎓 Academic Math Problem

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PART II
Use Polya’s method to solve the problems below.
1. A ladder leans against a wall. The foot of the ladder is 5 feet from the base of the wall. The ladder reaches a height of 12 feet on the wall. Find to the length of the ladder.

Understand the problem:
a. What geometric figure can be drawn from the problem?
b. What theorem comes out to your mind to solve the problem?

Devise a plan:
c. Draw a diagram showing the wall leaning against the wall and make the necessary labels and mark x as the unknown.
d. What is now our working equation?
e. Final answer: the ladder is feet tall.

Look back:
f. Check your final answer using the working equation based from the theorem.
 
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