document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362908>Question 362908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a ladder is leaning against a building.the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 9ft less than the length of the ladder.How high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder is the distance is 2ft less than the length of the ladder?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ladder reaches __ feet up 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 #258755 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=258755\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a ladder is leaning against a building.the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 9ft less than the length of the ladder.How high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder is the distance is 2ft less than the length of the ladder?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ladder reaches __ feet up the wall<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ladder = x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ground distance of ladder = x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height ladder rests = x-2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they form a right triangle with ladder as the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=(x-9)^2+(x-2)^<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=x^2-18x+81+x^2-4x+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-x^2-22x+85=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-22x+85=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-17x-5x+85=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x-17)-5(x-17)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-17)(x-5)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 17 feet height the ladder touches the wall\r<BR>\n" );
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