document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549622>Question 549622</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> freddy the cat is stuck in a tree, his owner has a ladder that that is 20 feet long. If the owner places the ladder 3 feet away from the tree, how high up is freddy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We don't know if the ladder is too short, just reaches or is too long.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming that it just reaches,20 is the hypotenuse and 3 is one side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^2+a^2=20^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+a^2=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2=391<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=sqrt(391)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=19.77\r<BR>\n" );
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