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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #62769 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=62769\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28c%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28c%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Side=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse=c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28c%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28c%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > [plug-in the values and solve for the c-term]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%5E2%2B20%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811%5E2%2B20%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28c%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28c%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "121+ 400 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28c%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28c%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "521 = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28c%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28c%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28521%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28521%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28sqrt%28c%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28sqrt%28c%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > [take the square root of both sides in order to solve for the c-term]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22.825=c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check by plugging all of the values back into the Pythagorean Theorem and solve<BR>\n" );
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