document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178155>Question 178155</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular parcel of land is 60ft wide. the length of a diagonal between opposite corners is 15ft more than the length of the parcel. what is the lenght of the parcel? (round answer to one decimal place.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One leg of the triangle is given as 60 ft.  The other leg of the triangle is <i>x</i>, and the hypotenuse is given as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x + 15\">.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "According to Pythagoras:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large c^2 = a^2 + b^2\">, so:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large (x + 15)^2 = x^2 + 60^2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use FOIL to expand the binomial:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x^2 + 30x + 225 = x^2 + 3600\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large  x^2 - x^2 +30x + 225 - 225 = x^2 - x^2 + 3600 - 225\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large 30x = 3375\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x = 112.5\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which represents the length of the parcel without need for rounding.  However, you might share with your instructor that if s/he wanted the answer to one decimal place, then the input measurements should have been given to one decimal place as well.  In other words the problem should have been stated:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>\"A rectangular parcel of land is 60.<font color=\"FF0000\">0</font> ft wide. the length of a diagonal between opposite corners is 15.<font color=\"FF0000\">0</font> ft more than the length of the parcel. What is the length of the parcel?\"</i>\r<BR>\n" );
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