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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 #166659 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=166659\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the exact length of the side of a square whose diagonal is 3 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let s be the side and note the diagonal breaks the square into two equivalent right triangels.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the side where the sum of the square of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse (or 3 feet in this example).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Legs are two sides each of length s so\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide 2 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  ANSWER:  The side <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=3sqrt%282%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=3sqrt%282%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\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( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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