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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #163503 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=163503\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A carpenter wants to build a diagonal brace for a gate that is 2 m wide and 3 m high.  Find the length of the brace to the nearest tenth of  meter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Use the Pythagorean Theorem:  The sum of the square of the legs (2 and 3) is equal to the sum of the square of the hypotenuse d(or diagonal in this case).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Then,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2%2B3%5E2=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2%2B3%5E2=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2B9=13=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2B9=13=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Taking the square root to both sides of the equation yields <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=sqrt%2813%29=3.61 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=sqrt%2813%29=3.61\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Each diagonal brace has a length of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=sqrt%2813%29=3.61 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=sqrt%2813%29=3.61\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J<BR>\n" );
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