document.write( "Question 371953: A diagonal walk through a small rectangular garden 9 meters by 12 meters can be built at $10 per linear meter. How much will the walk cost? ... \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "rectangular garden 9 meters by 12 meters
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document.write( "Finding the length of the diagonal d
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document.write( "Applying the Pythagorean Theorem
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document.write( "9^2 + 12^2 = d^2
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document.write( "225 = d^2
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document.write( "+-15 = d   (discarding the negative solution)
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document.write( "15m = d, the length of the diagonal walk
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document.write( "How much will the walk cost at $10/linear meter
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document.write( "15m*$10 = $150
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