document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56537>Question 56537</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slanted roof on a new house will be shown as 11ft by 20ft  how long is the roof from peak to edge? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #38391 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=38391\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The slanted roof on a new house will be shown as 11ft by 20ft  how long is the roof from peak to edge?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=20ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=11ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=\"from peak to edge\" or the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20^2+11^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "400+121=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "521=c^2 [Squart each side]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt(521)=sqrt(c^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22.83=c </SPAN>\n" );
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