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document.write( "Before solving this problem let's review the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem.  This theorem relates<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                            A right triangle has a 90º angle.  The side opposite <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                            The Pythagorean theorem states that for every right triangle,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                            the sum of the squares of the legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse.        \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            The mainsail on the sailboat shown below is a right triangle in which the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             hypotenuse is called the leech.   If sailcloth costs $10 per square foot, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "             what is the cost of a new mainsail?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "             Hint:   To find the cost of the sail, you need to know the area of the sail.  You must<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        first find the base (x) of the mainsail using the Pythagorean Theorem.  Once<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        you have found the value of x then find the area of the sail by using the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        formula for the area of a triangle: 1/2 base times height; A= ½bh .  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Leech IS 13 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "tHIS IS A HUGE PART OF MY GRADE!! I NEED HELP.. i DO NOT EVEN KNOW HOW TO WRITE IT OUT. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #371136 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=371136\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the hypotenuse is 13 and one side is 12, the 3rd side is 5 feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = b*h/2 = 5*12/2 = 30 sq ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$10*30 = $300<BR>\n" );
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