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document.write( "    jack has a triangular room that needs carpeting. how much carpeting will he need if the hypotenuse and one of the legs measures 24feet and 30 feet respectively? show your work. thank you\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Required carpet = Area of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it is right angled trianle, its area = 1/2 * base * height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, hypotenuse = 30 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      base  =  24 ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So height = square root( 30^2 -24^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          = square root( 900 - 576)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          = square root (324)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "          = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore height = 18 ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So area of triangle = 1/2 * 24 * 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                    = 216 square ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Required carpet = 216 square ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Regards.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "praseenakos@yahoo.co.in\r<BR>\n" );
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