document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1075916>Question 1075916</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1)	A 48-foot ladder resting against a house reaches a windowsill 32 feet above the ground. How far is the foot of the ladder from the foundation of the house? Write answer in simplest radical form. [Hint: Draw the diagram and us Pythagoras’ theorem]	 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = 48 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 leg is 32 ft.<BR>\n" );
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