document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874485>Question 874485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anyone able to help me with this problem please?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Nolan wants to build a 5ft ramp to get his snowmobile in the back of his truck. The distance from the base of the ramp to the point directly below the back of the truck is 1 foot more than the height of the back of the truck. What is the height of the back of the truck?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) Let x represent the height of the truck. Write an expression for the distance the base of the ramp is from the back of the truck.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b) How high is the back of the truck?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Hint: use the pythagroean formula) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527546 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=527546\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You should know some  Pythagorean triplets by heart<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,4,5 is very common<BR>\n" );
document.write( "next most common is 5,12,113 </SPAN>\n" );
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