document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032266>Question 1032266</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is 3 feet less than the length of the ladder. Find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is \sqrt(39) feet.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is 3 feet less than the length of the ladder. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is \sqrt(39) feet. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vertical leg,     r-3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Horizontal leg,   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2839%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2839%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hypotenuse,        r\r\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28r-3%29%5E2+%2B+39 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28r-3%29%5E2+%2B+39\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2+-+6r+%2B+9+%2B+39 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2+-+6r+%2B+9+%2B+39\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=39%2B9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"39%2B9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6r ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6r\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=48%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"48%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 8 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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