document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=197243>Question 197243</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The top of a 15 foot ladder is 3 feet farther up a wall than the foot ladder id from the bottom of the wall.  How far is the foot ladder from the bottom wall?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PLEASE HELP I DONT UNDERSTAND THIS AT ALL!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147876 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=147876\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a right triangle with a hypotenuse=15, the base=x & the other side=x+3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+(x+3)^2=15^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x^2+6x+9=225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+6x+9-225=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2+6x-216=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(X^2+3X-108)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(X-9)(X+12)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-9=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=9 FT. DISTANCE FROM THE WALL AND THE BASE OF THE LADDER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+3=12 FT. DISTANCE OF THE LADDER UP THE WALL. </SPAN>\n" );
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