document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1098631>Question 1098631</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder is leaning against a building so that the distance from the ground to the top of the ladder is 3 feet less than the length of the ladder. find the length of the ladder if the distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 6 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #712995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=712995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are forming a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is the length of the ladder<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One side is 6 ft. The other side is h-3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you have 6^2+(h-3)^2=h\r<BR>\n" );
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