document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293208>Question 293208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 18 feet. Find the length of the ladder if the length is 6 feet more than its distance from the wall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could someone help me with this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #211668 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=211668\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The wall and the floor form a right angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is the ladder <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=18 height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=c-6 distance from wall<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the length means the length of the ladder<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"if the length is 6 feet more than its distance from the wall\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18^2+(c-6)^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18^2+c^2-12c+36=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18^2-12c+36=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18*18+18*2-12c=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18(18+2)-12c=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18*20=12c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*20=2c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30=c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ladder is 30 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The foot of the ladder is 24 feet from the wall<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18^2+24^2=30^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Just curious, what did you think would happen if you didn't ask \"Could someone help me with this?\"? </SPAN>\n" );
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