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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #208876 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=208876\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your math is all wrong. the square root of 801 has to be more that 20 since 20^2=400. sqrt(801)=28.3019<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also d has to be bigger than the other two.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which brings us to the biggest problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have the hypotenuse in the wrong place.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c is the hypotenuse (the slanted part) and a and b are the legs (up and across)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you have a and c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=15 and c=24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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