document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1072636>Question 1072636</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 18 feet shorter than the length of the ladder. How high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder if the distance is 9 feet less than the length of the latter? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #687480 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=687480\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bottom leg, h-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wall leg, h-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse or ladder length, h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How high up the wall?<BR>\n" );
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