document.write( "Question 150872: 4. You and a friend are hiking in the mountains. You want to climb to a ledge that is 20 ft. above you.
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\n" ); document.write( "6. A diver is standing on a platform 24 ft. above the pool. He jumps form the platform with an initi8al
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Algebra.Com's Answer #110782 by stanbon(75887) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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