document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254189>Question 254189</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The foot of a ladder is placed 6 feet from a wall. If the top of the ladder rests 8 feet up on the wall, how long is the ladder?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Applying Pythagorean theorem we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = length of the ladder<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 6^2 + 8^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 36 + 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 feet<BR>\n" );
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