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document.write( "A 15ft long board leans against a vertical wall so that the bottom is five feet from the wall. How far up the wall (vertically) does the board reach? Reduce your answer if possible. Show your work. State units with answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse = 15 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One side = 5 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to find the other side.<BR>\n" );
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