document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423831>Question 423831</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the area of rectangle with length 30in and diagonal 34in </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "apply Pythagorean theorem to find the width:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let w = width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w^2 + 30^2 = 34^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 + 900 = 1156<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 = 256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 16 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 16(30) = 480 square inches<BR>\n" );
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