document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163640>Question 1163640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a 20 ft ladder is placed against a building so that the foot of the ladder is 12 ft. from the foot of the building.  How high up the building does the ladder reach in feet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hypotenuse 20 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vertical leg, unknown;  this triangle is a right triangle.  You know what to do. </SPAN>\n" );
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