document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=394899>Question 394899</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 6 ft. from the corner along the edge and 4 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length = 6 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "width = 4 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6^2+4^2=36+16=52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal = sqrt52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "diagonal = 7.21 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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