document.write( "Question 171997This question is from textbook Introductory Algebra
\n" ); document.write( ": Give an exact answer and an approximation to the nearest tenth. Below is a diagram of a water slide. How far is it along the ground from the end of the slide back to the base of the ladder that leads to the slide?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a = 16 ft (height)
\n" ); document.write( "c = 23 ft (hypotenuse)
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This is going be to form a right triangle. Thus, you can use the Pythagorean formula a^2+b^2=c^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a and b are the sides and c is the hypotenuse\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16^2=b^2=23^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "256+b^2=529\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 256 from both sides\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b^2=273\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b=16.522\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b=16.5\r
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