document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615028>Question 615028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> North Avenue is 32 feet wide when it ends at Main Street. A 68 foot long diagonal crosswalk allows pedestrains to cross Main Street to or from either corner of North Avenue. Determine the width of Main Street. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " A 68 foot long diagonal crosswalk allows pedestrians to cross Main Street to or from either corner of North Avenue.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Determine the width of Main Street.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a pythag problem; a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 32 ft, width of n. ave<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = width of main street<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 68 ft cross walk<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32^2 + b^2 = 68^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 = 68^2 - 32^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2868%5E2+-+32%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2868%5E2+-+32%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 60 ft is the width of Main </SPAN>\n" );
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