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document.write( "a ladder 10 ft. long is leaning against a building. how high on the building will the ladder be when the bottom of the ladder is 6ft from the building?\r<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 #78329 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=78329\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a ladder 10 ft. long is leaning against a building. how high on the building will the ladder be when the bottom of the ladder is 6ft from the building? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the building, the ladder and the ground form a right triangle with<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ladder being the hypotenuse and the ground being 6 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw the rectangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the height of the building from the ground to the top of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ladder be \"h\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 + 6^2 = 10^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 100-36 = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 8 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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