document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=106304>Question 106304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 25 foot ladder is leaned against a wall so that the ladder reaches a height of 7 feet on the wall.  How far from the wall will the other end of the ladder be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #77333 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=77333\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ladder against the wall makes a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse, H, is the ladder length, 25 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One side of the triangle, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%5B1%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%5B1%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is 7 feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the other length, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%5B2%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%5B2%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "From Pythagorean theorem,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ladder will be 14 feet away from the wall. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You probably want to move it a little closer before you take that first step. <BR>\n" );
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