document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=601408>Question 601408</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the area of a rectangle if the height is 10 and the diagonal is 26? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the area we need to know the length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the width by applying Pythagorean Theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 10^2 = 26^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 100 = 676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "area = height * length = 10*24 = 240 square units\r<BR>\n" );
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