document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456214>Question 456214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 12 foot rope attached to the top of the mast of a sailboat is fastened to a point on the deck 4 feet from the base of the mast. What is the height of the mast? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "notice it forms a \"right-triangle\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "apply Pythagorean theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rope is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let m = length of mast<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m^2 + 4^2 = 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m^2 + 16 = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m^2 = 128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 11.3 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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