document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1136349>Question 1136349</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  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? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  A. 26 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  B. 24 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  C. 30 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  D. 42 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #754106 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=754106\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How high up a vertical wall will a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-foot-long extension ladder reach if its <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=base ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"base\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is placed <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet away from the wall? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here you have right triangle where extension ladder represents hypotenuse,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=base ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"base\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and a vertical wall height  represent legs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use Pythagoras theorem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=hight%5E2=26%5E2-10%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"hight%5E2=26%5E2-10%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=hight%5E2=676-100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"hight%5E2=676-100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=hight%5E2=576 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"hight%5E2=576\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=hight=sqrt%28576%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"hight=sqrt%28576%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=hight=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"hight=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-> extension ladder reach hight of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft  up a vertical wall\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, answer is: B. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > feet\r<BR>\n" );
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