document.write( "Question 189251: There is a ladder 12' and it is leaning on a wall and the bottom of the ladder is 4ft. What is the hypotenuse? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #142003 by Mathtut(3670)\"\" \"About 
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actually your looking for the distance from top of the ladder to the ground...which is a leg...lets call it a
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2=144-16\"
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\n" ); document.write( "a=11.31
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