document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=148937>Question 148937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jon has a 26-ft ladder leaning against his house.If the bottom of the ladder is 10 ft. from the base of the house, how high does the ladder reach. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10^2+h^2=26^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h^2=26^2-10^2=576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so h= sqrt(576)=24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "high of the ladder is 24-ft  </SPAN>\n" );
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