document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=708246>Question 708246</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 16 foot ladder is leaning up against a building, 7 feet from the wall. How highs the ladder? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = how high the ladder reaches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then applying Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 7^2 = 16^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 49 = 256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 207<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14.39 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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