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document.write( "diagonal of the base = sqrt[3^2 + 8^2] = sqrt[73]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "longest pole = sqrt[(sqrt(73))^2 + 2^2] = sqrt[73+4] = sqrt(77)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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