document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=220302>Question 220302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a sunny day, a building and its shadow form the sides of a right triangle.  If the hypotenuse is 32 m long and the shadow is 24 m, how tall is the building? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me on this.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #165799 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=likaaka><B>likaaka(51)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=likaaka><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=165799\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve since we are given a right triangle and the length of the hypotenuse and a side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2, where c is the length of the hypotenuse and a & b are the lengths of the other two sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug in what is given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24^2 + b^2 = 32^2, perform square operation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "576 + b^2 = 1024, subtract 576 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 = 448, square root both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = + or - 21.1660....   ***it's a real long decimal so plug into calculator if you need more places<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since we are dealing with a height, it can't be negative so the buildings is 21.1660...meters tall </SPAN>\n" );
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