document.write( "Question 1052456: A 10 foot long pole leans against a wall. The bottom is 6 feet from the wall. How much farther should the bottom be pulled away from the wall so that the top moves the same amount down the wall? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #667834 by josgarithmetic(39625)\"\" \"About 
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Making a diagram would help.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h, how high against the wall to start
\n" ); document.write( "x, the movement distance along the ground and down the wall
\n" ); document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem Formula for right triangle
\n" ); document.write( "10, hypotenuse for before and after\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Initially: \"h%5E2%2B6%5E2=10%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Nonlinear system in the two variables h and x.\r
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