document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759531>Question 759531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Susie stands 50 feet away from a building, how tall is the building if a 100 ft ladder reaches from the ground where Susie is standing to the top of the building? (Round to the nearest hundredth) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A right angled triangle with base = 50ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the hypotenuse = 100ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the height of the building:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100^2 - 50^2 = Height^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     7500    = Height^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        height = square root of 7500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        height = 86.6 feet. (86.603)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
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