document.write( "Question 1136349: How high up a vertical wall will a 26-foot-long extension ladder reach if its base is placed 10 feet away from the wall?
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\n" ); document.write( " A. 26 feet
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Algebra.Com's Answer #754105 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+d+\"$ = distance up the wall in feet
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c%5E2+=+676+-+100+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c%5E2+=+576+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The answer is B.
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