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document.write( "A high school basketball court is 84 feet long and 50 feet wide. What is the diagonal length of the court? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #227114 by Jstrasner(112)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hey,\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For this one we use the pythagorean theorem:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "84^2 + 50^2 = c^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7056 + 2500 = c^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9556 = c^2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "97.75 = c\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The diagonal is about 98 feet long\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I hope this helps! \n" ); document.write( " |