document.write( "Question 49046: a 15 ft ladder leans against a building. the bottom of the ladder is 7ft. from the building. how high is the top of the ladder? round to 2 decimal places \n" ); document.write( "

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This makes a triangular shape.
\n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse = 15
\n" ); document.write( "Leg = 7
\n" ); document.write( "Leg = b
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+15%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"49+%2B+b%5E2+=+225\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2+=+176\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b+=+sqrt%28176%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "About 13.2665 ft \n" ); document.write( "

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