document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023208>Question 1023208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 12 feet. Find the length of the ladder if the length is 44 feet more than its distance from the wall. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #638721 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=638721\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you draw the situation, you'll notice it's a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the distance from the wall be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the length of the ladder, and the hypotenuse of the triangle, will be x+44.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now applying the Pythagorean Theorem, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12^2 + x^2 = (x+44)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 144 = x^2 + 88x + 1936<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This turns out to be impossible.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I think you meant 4 feet more...please resubmit...if it is, the length of the ladder is 20 feet... </SPAN>\n" );
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