document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=862718>Question 862718</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An 18-foot pole is broken during a storm. The top of the pole touches the ground 12 feet from the base of the pole. How tall is the part of the pole left standing? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #519906 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=519906\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the erect part of the pole be x \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the slanted part of the pole will be 18-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ground distance = 12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they form a right triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "apply Pythagoras theorem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12^2+x^2=(18-x)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "144+x^2=324-36x+x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36x=324-144\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36x=180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=180/36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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