document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=478602>Question 478602</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How long is a string reaching from the top of a 16- ft pole to a point 13 ft from the base of the pole?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #327932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><B>wilft1(217)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=wilft1><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=wilft1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=327932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you use the pathagorius theorm for this\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, we have  256+169=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "425=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c=20.61 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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