document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=323705>Question 323705</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Darla is building a new desk. To make sure she had made a square corner, she measures 4 ft. from the corner along one edge and 9 ft. from the corner along the other edge. How long should the diagonal be between those two points if the corner is a right angle? Diagonal = how many feet? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Pythagoras:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 4^2 + 9^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 36+81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = 10.82 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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