document.write( "Question 68482: If you have a square that is 6ft by 6ft and want to make it a triangle with the same square footage, what would it be and how? \n" ); document.write( "
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If you have a square that is 6ft by 6ft and want\r\n" );
document.write( "to make it a triangle with the same square footage,\r\n" );
document.write( "what would it be and how?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Start with this 6ft by 6ft square\r\n" );
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document.write( "_______________\r\n" );
document.write( "|      6ft     |   \r\n" );
document.write( "|              |\r\n" );
document.write( "|6ft           |\r\n" );
document.write( "|           6ft|\r\n" );
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document.write( "|______________|\r\n" );
document.write( "       6ft\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you cut from the middle of the top straight down\r\n" );
document.write( "to the bottom left corner, like this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "_______________\r\n" );
document.write( "| 3ft  /  3ft  |   \r\n" );
document.write( "|     /        |\r\n" );
document.write( "|6ft /         |\r\n" );
document.write( "|   /       6ft|\r\n" );
document.write( "|  /           |\r\n" );
document.write( "| /            |\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you take off the left piece, turn it upside-down \r\n" );
document.write( "and it will just fit on top of the right piece like \r\n" );
document.write( "this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "              /|\r\n" );
document.write( "             / |\r\n" );
document.write( "            /  |\r\n" );
document.write( "           /   |\r\n" );
document.write( "          / 6ft|\r\n" );
document.write( "         /     |\r\n" );
document.write( "        /______|\r\n" );
document.write( "       /  3ft  |   \r\n" );
document.write( "      /        |\r\n" );
document.write( "     /         |\r\n" );
document.write( "    /       6ft|\r\n" );
document.write( "   /           |\r\n" );
document.write( "  /            |\r\n" );
document.write( " /_____________|\r\n" );
document.write( "       6ft\r\n" );
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