Questions:

1. The 5 ft. and 10 ft. ladders in the interactive application created triangles that are similar. Can you determine what the relationship is between the triangles created by the 2 ladder problems?
   
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2. You are working on the side of your house and need to place the ladder so that the top is at 8 feet. The base of the ladder will be placed at 5 feet less than the length of the ladder. What size ladder will you need?
   
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3. Marie wants to repair the siding on her house at a point 9 feet above the ground. Assuming she is 5.5 ft. tall and she uses the 5 ft. ladder placement as in the interactive application, do you think she will be able to reach the place she wants to repair? Explain your answer.
   
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4. Marie decides she wants a 6 ft. decorative trellis positioned so that it leans against the house. She wants it positioned so that the height up the wall is 2 times the distance that the base is from the wall. What will be the measurements for the height up the wall and from the wall to the base of the trellis?
   
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