document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120947>Question 1120947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder 10ft long leans against a wall,  touching it 8ft above the ground. What is the slope of the ladder? Can a 6ft tall pass under the ladder 1ft away from the wall?  Can the same person pass under the ladder 2ft away from the wall?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the hypotenuse is the ladder's length or 10 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of the wall is 8 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance the ladder is from the wall at the bottom is 6 feet, because this is a 6-8-10 right triangle.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slope is 8/6 or 4/3, the sign being dependent upon which way one is looking at the ladder.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 foot away from the wall, the height is 8-4/3 or 6 2/3 feet.  Yes, a person could pass under the ladder here. </SPAN>\n" );
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