document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=144913>Question 144913</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve, rounding to the nearest tenth:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On a sunny day, a tree and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle.  If the hypotenuse is 52 m long and the tree is 48 m tall, how long is the shadow? \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 #105605 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=105605\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 48^2+X^2=52^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2304+X^2=2704<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2=2704-2304<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X^2=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=SQRT400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=20 FEET LONG FOR THE SHADOW. <BR>\n" );
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