document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176764>Question 176764</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 10 foot ladder is leaning against a vertical wall. The base of the ladder is 3 feet from the wall. How high is the point where the ladder touches the wall? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131831 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131831\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Apply Pythagorean theorem: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the ladder is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = height where the ladder touches the wall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^2 + x^2 = 10^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 + x^2 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9.54 feet \r<BR>\n" );
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