document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829545>Question 829545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello I have a word problem on the Pythagorean theorem.  It says.... the bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 feet from a wall. The ladder is 12 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall? I also need help like lets say a lawn is 4 meters by 5 meters... how much is it if you cross diagonally across I dont know how to solve both of these problems.. thanxs </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #499963 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=499963\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the ladder problem, the ladder is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let h = height to the top of the ladder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So h^2 + 3^2 = 12^2 , based on <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 + 9 = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -9 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take the square root of each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+=+sqrt%28135%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+=+sqrt%28135%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 11.62<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For the lawn that is 4 by 5, the diagonal is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c=length of diagonal)^2 = 4^2 + 5^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 16 + 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2 = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2841%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2841%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 6.403<BR>\n" );
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