document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=194408>Question 194408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of X The hypotenuse in the triangle. this is a right angle and the 12 is on the side that is straight down and 9 on the bottom. thank you again\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. The base of a ladder is 6 feet away from the wall. to the nearest tenth of a foot, how high is the top of the ladder from the floor?<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 #145871 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=145871\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Using the Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2+=+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2+=+a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > the hypotenuse is side c (x in this problem) and a = 12 and b = 9, so...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of X is 15 units.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. The answer to this question is...it depends on the length of the ladder, a critical piece of information that is not provided. </SPAN>\n" );
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