document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=187216>Question 187216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a painter leans a 34 ft ladder on a building. the base of the ladder is 16 ft from the building. to the nearest foot, how high on the building does the ladder reach?\r<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 #140326 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uday1435><B>uday1435(57)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=uday1435><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=uday1435><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=140326\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here the ladder forms the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Let the height be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By Pythagorean theorem  34^2 = 16^2 + x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is  1156 = 256 + x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So x^2 = 1165 – 256 = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = &#8730;900 = 30 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans:  The ladder reaches 30 ft high\r<BR>\n" );
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