document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1040926>Question 1040926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder is leaning against a building. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 6 ft shorter than the length of the ladder. How high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder if that distance is 3 ft less than the length of the&#8203; ladder? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #655895 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=655895\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hypotenuse, same as the ladder, h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg on the wall, h-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg on the ground, h-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One root makes sense and the other root makes no sense. </SPAN>\n" );
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