document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=570951>Question 570951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 5-ft-long stem of bamboo is broken in such a way that its tip touches the ground 3 ft from the base of the stem, as shown in the figure. What is the height of the break </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "apply Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = height of break<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 3^2 = 5^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 9 = 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 feet<BR>\n" );
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