document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=464044>Question 464044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 12 foot ladder is six feet from a wall. How high on the wall does the ladder touch? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A right triangle is formed, which you can use the Pythagorean Theorem on.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem is a² + b² = c²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse {side across from right angle}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a² + b² = c² {Pythagorean Theorem}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a² + 6² = 12² {substituted into the Pythagorean Theorem}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a² + 36 = 144 {squared the 6 and 12}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a² = 108 {subtracted 36 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = &#8730;108 {took square root of both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a &#8776; 10.39 ft<BR>\n" );
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