document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258479>Question 258479</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A kitten is trapped at the top af a tree.You place a 26-foot ladder 10 feet from the tree.  It places you right at the top of the tree where you can rescue the kitten.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q: How tall is the tree? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #190284 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=190284\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^2+b^2=26^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100+b^2=676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=676-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=sqrt576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24 ans. for the height of the tree. </SPAN>\n" );
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