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document.write( "The ladder is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = distance from wall<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 6^2 = 14^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 36 = 196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12.65 m </SPAN>\n" );
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