document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=601769>Question 601769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A stereo is in a corner of a 13 ft by 8 ft room. speaker wire will run under a rug, diagonally, to a speaker in the far corner. if 6 feet of slack is required on each end how long a piece of wire should be purchased? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a 13 by 8 ft rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the diagonal = sqrt(13^2+8^2) = 15.26 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding the slack on each end you get 27.26 feet.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers, </SPAN>\n" );
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