document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34876>Question 34876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 15ft ladder is leaning against a buliding. If the bottom of the ladder is 9ft from the base of the building, how high does the ladder reach?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got 17.49 I'm not sure if it's right. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ladder is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 9 ft. is one of the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the height the ladder reaches be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x^2+9^2=15^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x^2=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x=12 ft. (the ladder reaches 12 ft. up the wall)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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