document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288191>Question 288191</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 24 m long and the shadow is 15 m, how tall is the building?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2=24^2 + 15^2 = 576 +225 = 801<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        = 16.125 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you tell me if this is correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cynthia </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "d^2 = leg^2 + (other leg)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24^2 = x^2 + 15^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 24^2-15^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 351<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(351) = 18.73 m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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