document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74550>Question 74550</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a ladder is 12 feet away from the wall. The top of the ladder is 13 feet from the floor. Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture of the rt. triangle formed by the wall, floor, and ladder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to find the length of the ladder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ladder^2 = 12^2 + 13^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ladder^2 = 144 + 169=313<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ladder = 17.693 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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