document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402384>Question 402384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The foot of an extension ladder is 10 feet away from the base of a wall. The ladder is 2 feet longer than the distance that it reaches up the wall. How far up the wall will the ladder reach? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284671 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284671\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A^2+B^2=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^2+X^2=(X+2)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100+X^2=X^2+4X+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100=4X+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X=100-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4X=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=96/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=24 FEET IS THE HEIGHT OF THE LADER AGAINST THE WALL.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24+2=26 FEET IS THE LENGTH OF THE LADDER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "pROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^2+24^2=26^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100+576=676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "676=676 </SPAN>\n" );
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