document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1172846>Question 1172846</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 34-foot ladder leaning against a wall makes an angle of 60 with the ground. To the nearest foot, how high up the wall does the ladder reach?\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 #797977 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=797977\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is a 30-60-90 right triangle where the ladder is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse is 34, and the short side is 1/2 the hypotenuse in this type of triangle, and that is the distance from the wall or 17 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height is 17*sqrt(3) ft, or 29.45 feet or 29 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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