document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290446>Question 290446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ebenezer wants to paint his house. He places a 60 cm. ladder against his house. The base of teh ladder is 11 cm. from the house. How high on the house does the ladder reach? i also need to draw a picture of the house and the ladder on a 45 cm. paper? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #210200 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=210200\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ladder  will form a right triangle with the house and the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ladder will be the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The side of the house will be the height of the house where the ladder meets it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base will be the distance from the ladder and the house along the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So set up the Pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+11^2=60^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reject the negative answer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use only the positive answer.<BR>\n" );
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