document.write( "Question 1148851: If you place a 80-foot ladder against the top of a 64-foot building, how many feet will the bottom of the ladder be from the bottom of the building? \n" ); document.write( "

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This problem can be modeled with a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 80 feet, one side is 64 feet, and the distance from the bottom of the building is side x
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\n" ); document.write( "Apply the Pythagorean Theorem for a right triangle
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\n" ); document.write( "64^2 +x^2 = 80^2
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 80^2 -64^2 = 6400 - 4096 = 2304
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\n" ); document.write( "take square root of both sides of =
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "The bottom of the ladder is 48 feet from the bottom of the building
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