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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a rectangle with base = 16 ft and height = 12 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a diagonal connecting opposite corners.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to find the length of the diagonal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 12^2 + 16^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 144 + 256<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d^2 = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt(400) = 20 ft<BR>\n" );
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