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 #284673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> by Pythagoras ___ x^2 + 10^2 = (x + 2)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 100 = x^2 + 4x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "96 = 4x </SPAN>\n" );
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