document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=748287>Question 748287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the base of a right triangle measures 30 feet and the hypotenuse measures 45 feet, what is the hight of the triangle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #455411 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><B>timvanswearingen(106)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=timvanswearingen><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=timvanswearingen><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=455411\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Pythagorean Theorem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 900 from both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root of both sides:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This may need to be reduced with radicals or approximated to a decimal, whichever the problem requires.\r<BR>\n" );
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