document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866731>Question 866731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man has a 90ft ladder and leans the end of it against an exterior wondow of a house.  The base of the ladder is 45ft from the house. Calculate to the nearest foot how high it is from window to the ground.  the The formula i had to use was a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so c = 90, and a = 45 I am solving for b.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is what I did but I don't think it is correct because the final answer is not an even square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45^2 + b^2 = 90^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2025 + b^2 = 8100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2025  to both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 = 6075<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is supposed to equal the square root of 6075<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But I get 77.94228634<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't think this is correct.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522445 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39623)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=522445\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For the formula as <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;\" >, the number c is the hypotenuse.  The ladder forms the hypotenuse, and the ladder will be opposite the right angle which the building and the ground form.  You chose a=45, from house to base of the ladder.  The number which you want to solve for is b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your steps are all good, and nothing is stopping you from finishing.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28b%5E2=6075%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28b%5E2=6075%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. .... Just FINISH this!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28highlight_green%28b=sqrt%286075%29%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28highlight_green%28b=sqrt%286075%29%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----FINISH!  FINISH THIS!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the complete prime factorization of 6075?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6075=25%2A243=5%2A5%2A9%2A27=5%2A5%2A3%2A3%2A%283%2A3%2A3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6075=25%2A243=5%2A5%2A9%2A27=5%2A5%2A3%2A3%2A%283%2A3%2A3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you see???????????\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The numerical value which you reported is very good, but round to the nearest tenth of a foot makes more sense.  Say maybe 77.9 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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