document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=393303>Question 393303</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 25 meter long diagonal piece of wood runs across a rectangular platform that has a length-to-width ratio of 4:3. What are the dimensions of the platform. I was thinking that you have to set up a proportion like 4/3 = 25/x, but I'm not sure if this is correct or not. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #279159 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=279159\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by the length, width and diagonal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the length-to-width ratio is 4:3, then the width-to-length-to-diagonal ratio is 3:4:5 (look familiar?)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if k is the proportionality constant (fudge factor),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then ___ 3k:4k:5k = W:L:25 </SPAN>\n" );
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