The distance from the base of the house is 8.3 feet.
What is the pythagoras theorem?
The pythagoras theorem is used to obtain the sides of a right angled triangle.
Given that;
The hypotenues of the triangle is 13-foot
The length of the opposite side is 10 feet
Thus;
13^2 = 10^2 + a^2
a^2 = 13^2 - 10^2
a = √13^2 - 10^2
a = 8.3 feet
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