document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1066957>Question 1066957</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 1 foot 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 3 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #682184 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=682184\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><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 1 foot 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 3 feet. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a right triangle with hypotenuse = h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base = 3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = h-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 3^2 + (h-1)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 9 + h^2 -2h + 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2h = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = h-1 = 4 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ladder = h = 5 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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