document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=317558>Question 317558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have a 5 foot long ladder, and you lean it against a wall such that the bottom of the ladder is 3 feet away from the wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of _____ feet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "For this one, we'll use A^2+B^2=C^2 (C will be the the ladder, 5 ft) Now plug in the values we have to get: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^2+B^2=5^2 Rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+B^2=25 Subtract 9 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B^2=16 Square root both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=4 feet high where the ladder touches the wall. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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