document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461218>Question 461218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> James is building a ramp for his elderly grandmother.  If he builds it 3 feet above the ground and if it has a 4 foot base,  how long will the ramp be?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.  3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.  5 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  8 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.  10 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 3 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 5 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 8 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 10 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a 3-4-5 triangle -- so it would be B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or, you can apply Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let r = ramp<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 = 3^2 + 4^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 = 9 + 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2 = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r = 5 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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