document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=689272>Question 689272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder 17 ft long leans against a building, if its foot is 8 ft from the building how high does it reach the building? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #425882 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=425882\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ladder makes a right triangle with the wall. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One leg of the triangle is 8. The hypotenuse is 17.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So solve using Pythagorean theorem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can take it from here :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 </SPAN>\n" );
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