document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=206793>Question 206793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car dealer advertised a big sale by stretching a string of banners from the top of the building to the edge of the driveway. If the building is 26 m high and the driveway is 43 m from the building, how long is the string of banners? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Apply Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let h = length of banner (the hypotenuse)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26^2 + 43^2 = h^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "676 + 1849 = h^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2525 = h^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50.25 meters = h (length of banners)<BR>\n" );
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