document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185772>Question 1185772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you have a 13-foot ladder and want to reach a height of 12 feet to clean out the gutters on your house. How far from the base of the house should the base of the ladder be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have the right topic for you question: Pythagorean Theorem.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c=13; a=12.  Plug in the numbers to find b.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simple arithmetic....<br><BR>\n" );
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