document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=106467>Question 106467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi somebody please help me.................................<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For safetey reasons ,an extension ladder should have a slope of between 6.3 and 9.5 when it is placed against the wall.If the ladder reaches 8 m up a wall, what are the maximum and the minimum distances from the foot of the ladder to the wall?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is minimum 0.84 m and maximum 1.27 m </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #77470 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=77470\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slope is the change in the y-direction (that's vertical) over the change in the x direction (that's horizontal).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You know the vertical, that's given as 8 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The horizontal (the distance from the foot of the ladder to the wall) is what you are looking for, so call that x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The minimum slope can be written: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Fx+=+6.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Fx+=+6.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Bmax%5D+=+8%2F6.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Bmax%5D+=+8%2F6.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1.27 meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The maximum slope can be written: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Fx+=+9.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Fx+=+9.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5Bmin%5D+=+8%2F9.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5Bmin%5D+=+8%2F9.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 0.84 meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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