document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=510361>Question 510361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the width of a rectangle is 119 and its diagonal is 169. find its length </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #341802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=341802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> diagonal cuts rectangle into two triangles. Solve either triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "119 = leg = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "169 = hypotenuse = c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "119^2 + b^2 = 169^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "14161 + b^2 = 28561\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 = 14400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length is 120.<BR>\n" );
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