document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=172406>Question 172406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a 15-ft ladder is 8 feet away from the wall.  How far above the floor is the top of the ladder?  Give answer to the nearest thousandth.<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 #127345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=127345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a 15-ft ladder is 8 feet away from the wall. How far above the floor is the top of the ladder? Give answer to the nearest thousandth.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the wall doesn't lean, it's a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ladder is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x =~ 12.689 feet<BR>\n" );
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