document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093809>Question 1093809</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cat is stuck 24 feet up in a tree and the firefighters are going to place the bottom of the ladder 18 feet from the base of the tree. How long must the firefigers make the ladder?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that the ground is level and round your answer to the nearest whole number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can someone please help explain how to set this problem? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #708434 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=708434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you assume that the tree is perfectly vertical,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then the ladder and tree form a right triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with 2 of the sides given. You have to find the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd side, which is the ladder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the length of the ladder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c%5E2+=+24%5E2+%2B+18%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c%5E2+=+24%5E2+%2B+18%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+sqrt%28+24%5E2+%2B+18%5E2+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+sqrt%28+24%5E2+%2B+18%5E2+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+sqrt%28+576+%2B+324+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+sqrt%28+576+%2B+324+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+sqrt%28+900+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+sqrt%28+900+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+c+=+30+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+c+=+30+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ladder must be 30 ft long<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that this is actually a 3-4-5 trangle:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+24%2F6+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+24%2F6+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+30%2F6+=+5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+30%2F6+=+5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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