document.write( "Question 608515: A ladder whose base rest 6 feet from a wall leans 8 feet up the side of a wall. Which right triangle fits the situation? Triangle ABC: AB=8; BC=6; CA=x (hypotenuse)
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document.write( "A ladder whose base rest 6 feet from a wall leans 8 feet up the side of a wall.
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document.write( "Note: ladder is the \"hypotenuse\" of right triangle formed:
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document.write( "Triangle DEF: DE=x; EF=6; FD=8 (hypotenuse)
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document.write( "8^2 = 6^2 + x^2  OR x =  = 5.29ft \n" );
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