document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329447>Question 329447</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 15ft. Find the length of the ladder if the length is 5ft more than its distance from the wall. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = length from base of building to bottom of ladder\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x + 5 = length of ladder\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15^2 + x^2 = (x + 5)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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