document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=86752>Question 86752</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need some help with this one. Could someone show me step by step how to figure this one out? Thank You.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base of a ladder is 11 feet away from the wall. The top of the ladder is 20 feet from the floor. Find the length of the ladder to the nearest thousandth. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "---Step#1: Draw a visual (see below)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C-5%2C+15%2C+-5%2C+25%2C+-20%2F11%2Ax%2B20%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C-5%2C+15%2C+-5%2C+25%2C+-20%2F11%2Ax%2B20%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Imagine the slanted line is the ladder leaning a wall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice it form a right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For right triangle the length of each side is governed by <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "----Step#: Find the lenght of the ladder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since your ladder form a right triangle, we can use the equation above.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let \"a\" be the \"base\" of the triangle, which is 11 feet from the wall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let \"b\" be the \"height\" of the triangle, which is 20 feet from the ground<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"c\" will be your ladder length.<BR>\n" );
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