document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325877>Question 325877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ladder is resting against the wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 18 ft. Find the length of the ladder if the length is 6ft more tahn its distance from the wall. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #233277 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=233277\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ladder , ground and the wall form a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ladder is the hypotenuse of the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg1 xfeet ( distance from the wall)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg2= 18feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hyp= x+6 feet( length of ladder)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+18^= (x+6)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+324= x^2+12x+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-x^2-12x=-324+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-12x=-288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-288/-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24 distance from the wall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of ladder = 24+6 = 30 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18^2+24^2= 30^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "900 = 900\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of ladder feet 30 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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