document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867085>Question 867085</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two hallways of fixed widths (A) and (B) meet at a right angle. What is the greatest possible length of a ladder that can be carried horizontally around the corner?\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "____________________________________________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|                   :B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|      _____________:_______________________<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|::A::|<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |<BR>\n" );
document.write( "|     |\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "This has me completely stumped :-(\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "(the question shows up with A very skinny, but I typed it to look like a hallway.  Hope that isn't confusing.  A is width of the verticlal hallway; B is the width of the horizontal one.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522696 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=522696\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem is a lot harder than I initially thought and unfortunately it requires knowledge of calculus to fully understand how they get the solution (as shown in the page below)\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/3/applications.2/\">http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/3/applications.2/</a>\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Despite that, hopefully it helps somewhat. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );