document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=146493>Question 146493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello again guys...!Here's my question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A vertical pole was broken by the wind. The upper part, still attached, reached a point on the level ground 15 feet from the base. If the upper part is 9 feet longer than the lower part, how tall was the pole?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #106943 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=106943\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 15^2+X^2=(X+9)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225+X^2=X^2+18X+81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18X=225-81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18X=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=144/18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=8 FEET FOR THE LOWER PART OF THE POLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8+9=17 FEET FOR THE UPPER PART OF THE POLE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15^2+8^2=17^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225+64=289<BR>\n" );
document.write( "289=289<BR>\n" );
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