document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083727>Question 1083727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The foot of a ladder is 1m from a vertical wall. If the ladder reaches 5m up the wall, find the length of the ladder, to the nearest cm  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #697748 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=697748\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the ladder forms a right triangle with the wall.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the vertical length up the wall is one leg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the horizontal length from the wall to the ladder is the other leg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length of the ladder is the hypotenuse.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in a right triangle, c^2 = a^2 + b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is one leg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the other leg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2 becomes c^2 = 5^2 + 1^2 = 25 + 1 = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c is equal to the square root of (26).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's the length of the ladder.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "square root of 26 is approximately equal to 5.099 meters rounded to 3 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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