document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=882234>Question 882234</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a ladder of 15 meters is leant against a wall and reaches only 12 meters up the wall what is the distance between the base of the ladder and the wall </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with height = 12;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Pythagoras to solve for the base<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 15^2 - 12^2 = 225-144 = 81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9 (base)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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