document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309158>Question 309158</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you find the length of a hypotenuse to the nearest tenth of a right triangle that has the shortest length being 15 ft & the area is 225 ft?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221035 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><B>texttutoring(324)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=texttutoring><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=texttutoring><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=221035\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You know that the formula for Area of a triangle is A=bh/2, where b=base and h=height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this question, let's make the base 15 ft. A=225 ft^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A=bh/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225=(15)h/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "450=15h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the height is 30. This makes a right triangle with legs 15 and 30. Use Pythag's theorem to find the hypotenuse.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15^2 + 30^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "225 + 900 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 33.5 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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