document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744517>Question 744517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A skateboarder is building a ramp. If the ramp is 12.5 feet tall and 15 feet long how long is the base of the ramp? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse = 15 ft long<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One of the sides = 12.5 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The base of the ramp represents the remaining side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Base ^2 + side ^2 = hypotenuse ^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base ^2 = hypotenuse ^2 - side ^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base ^2 = 15 ^2 - 12.5 ^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base ^2 = 68.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base    = square root of 68.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base =  8.3 ft<BR>\n" );
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