document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=237113>Question 237113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A painter leans a 15-ft ladder against a house. The base of the ladder is 5 ft from the house.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)To the nearest tenth of a foot, how high on the house does the ladder reach?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) The ladder in part (a) reaches too high on the house. By how much should the painter move the ladder's base away from the house to lower to top by 1ft? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #174403 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><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=174403\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a)=14.1 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)=7.3 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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