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document.write( "Since the right angle is at the top of the ramp, the hypotenuse will be on the ground, so 8 and 5 are the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 8^2 + 5^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2 = 64 + 25 = 89<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = sqrt(89)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 9.4 feet<BR>\n" );
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