document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=471660>Question 471660</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman has a ladder that is 13 feet long. If she sets the base of the ladder on level ground 5 feet from the side of a house, how many feet above the ground will the top of the ladder be when it rests against the house? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #323477 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=323477\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ladder = 13ft ===> hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance from wall = leg1===> 5 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height it touches the wall leg2=?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "side2^2=hyp^2-side1^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13^2-5^2=leg2 ^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "169-25= leg2^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg2=12 ft<BR>\n" );
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