document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=231209>Question 231209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Engine failure forced Robbin to Pilot be Cessna 150 to an emergency landing. To land, Robbins plane glided 17,000 ft over a 15,000-ft stretch of deserted highway. From what altitude did the decent begin?\r<BR>\n" );
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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 #171189 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=171189\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have a right triangle with an hypotenuse=17,000, a side=15,000 and an unknown height (the third side of the triangle).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17,000^2=15,000^2+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "289,000,000=225,000,000+x^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=289,000,000-225,000,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=64,000,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=sqrt64,000,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8,000 ft was the altitude when the pilot began his glide.<BR>\n" );
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