document.write( "Question 393676: how far up the wall is a 13ft ladder if the base of the ladder is 8ft away from the wall? \n" ); document.write( "
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how far up the wall is a 13ft ladder if the base of the ladder is 8ft away from the wall?
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\n" ); document.write( "Applying Pythagorean theorem:
\n" ); document.write( "Let h= height up wall
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\n" ); document.write( "h^2 + 8^2 = 13^2
\n" ); document.write( "h^2 + 64 = 169
\n" ); document.write( "h^2 = 105
\n" ); document.write( "h = 10.25 feet
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