document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1165616>Question 1165616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The bottom of a ladder must be placed 3 feet from a wall. the ladder is 10 feet long. How far above the ground does the ladder touch the wall? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming level ground and a vertical wall, the ground, the wall, and the ladder form a right triangle, with the ladder as the hypotenuse.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the arithmetic....<br><BR>\n" );
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