document.write( "Question 1112790: To repair a roof that is 15 feet high, Mr. Bowen leans a 17-foot ladder against the side of the building. To reach the roof, how far away from the building should he place the base of the ladder?
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document.write( " =  = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean theorem.\r\n" );
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