document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=457358>Question 457358</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are lying 120 ft away from a tree that is 50 feet tall. You look up at the top of the tree. Approximately how far is your hear from the top of the tree in a straight line? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please help me understand how to solve this problem. Kevin. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "what is the hypotenuse of the right triangle with legs 50 ft and 120 feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50^2+120^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But you should see that this is a 10 times multiple of the classic 5,12,13 right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the hypotenuse is 130 feet.<BR>\n" );
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