document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=778481>Question 778481</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> RIGHT TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The top of a 25-foot ladder is sliding down a vertical wall at a constant rate of 3 feet per minute. When the top of the ladder is 7 feet from the ground, how far is the bottom of the ladder from the wall? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #474675 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrahouse.com><B>algebrahouse.com(1659)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=algebrahouse.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=algebrahouse.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=474675\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle is formed with a height of 7 ft (up the wall) and a hypotenuse of 25 ft (the ladder).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a² + b² = c² {the pythagorean theorem}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7² + b² = 25² {a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49 + b² = 625 {evaluated the exponents}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b² = 576 {subtracted 49 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 24 {took the square root of each side}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the bottom of the ladder is 24 ft from the wall<BR>\n" );
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