document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20745>Question 20745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ladder 13 ft long leans against a wall. The bottom of the ladder is 5 ft from the wall. How much would the lower end of the ladder have to be pulled away so that the top end would be pulled down by 2 ft? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #9972 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kapilsinghi><B>kapilsinghi(68)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=kapilsinghi><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=9972\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Just see the ladder against wall as a right angled triangle <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of Ladder = 13m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bottem of ladder = 5m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Top end of ladder = Squr(13*13 - 5*5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= Squr(169 - 25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= Squr(144)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If top end is to be pulled down by 2 m then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of ladder = 13 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "top Of ladder = 12 - 2 =10m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bottem of ladder = Squr(13*13 - 10*10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= Squr(169 - 100)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= Squr(69)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 8.3m <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So bottom Of ladder is to be shifted by 8.3m - 5m = 3.3m \r<BR>\n" );
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