document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144169>Question 144169</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is the problem: \" A homeowner constructed a patio 5 feet wide and 12 feet long. The distance on the diagonal was 14 feet. Determine wheater or not the patio has right angles atteh corner; support your answer. Include a diagram. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Test with Pythagoras:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14^2 = 5^2 + 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "196 = 25 + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "196 = 169<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Wrong<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the patio does not have a right angle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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