document.write( "Question 1074985: how far up on a wall of a building will a 10 meter ladder reach if the foot of the ladder is 1.25 meters from the wall? sketch the situation and then explain your answer by referring to the Pythagorean theorem. \n" ); document.write( "
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y, leg how far up wall
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2%2B1.25%5E2=10%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y%5E2=100=1.25%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=sqrt%28100-1.5625%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y=9.92
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