document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150866>Question 150866</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a pool table measures 4ft by 8ft, what is the length from the back edge of the top left pocket to the bottom right pocket to the nearest tenth?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 80ft   B. 24.3ft  C. 6.9ft  D. 8.9ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It also says to make a sketch.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How should I do that?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     By drawing a rectangle then label the top and the bottom of the rectangle 4ft  and the sides of the rectangle 8ft? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 80ft B. 24.3ft C. 6.9ft D. 8.9ft <BR>\n" );
document.write( "It also says to make a sketch.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How should I do that? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "By drawing a rectangle then label the top and the bottom of the rectangle 4ft and the sides of the rectangle 8ft?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a rectangle that is not a square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the shorter side be 4 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the longer side be 8 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the Pythagorean formula to find the diagonal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 4^2 + 8^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 16 + 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt(16*5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 4sqrt(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 8.94 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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