document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=69841>Question 69841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A roof rises 9.75 ft over a horizontal distance of 17.24 ft. What is the slope of the roof to the nearest hundredth?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #49777 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=49777\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a=9.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let b=17.24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let c=the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > [plug-in the values and solve for c]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=9.75%5E2%2B17.24%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=9.75%5E2%2B17.24%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=95.0625%2B297%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=95.0625%2B297%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=392.2801%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=392.2801%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28c%5E2%29=sqrt%28392.2801%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28c%5E2%29=sqrt%28392.2801%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > [take the square root of each side to find the value of \"c\"]<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c=19.806<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check by plugging all of the values back into the original equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "392.278=392.28\r<BR>\n" );
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