document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=710517>Question 710517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Romeo and Juliet decide to elope. Romeo measures the height of Juliets window, and realizes it is 1 foot shorter than his ladder. He places his ladder 7 feet from the wall. How high is Juliet's window? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437021 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><B>DrBeeee(684)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><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=437021\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Place the ladder of lenght L up against the wall. Then the window will be (L-1) feet high. Now place the ladder 7 feet from the base of the wall, and you get a right triangle with hypotenuse of L and two legs of 7 and (L - 1). Use the Pythagorean theorem to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) L^2 = 7^2 + (L-1)^2 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) L^2 = 49 + L^2 -2*L + 1 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) 2*L = 50 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) L = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: The length of the ladder is 25 feet. and the window is 24 feet high. </SPAN>\n" );
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