document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=865019>Question 865019</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Oscar's dog house is shaped like a triangle tent. The slanted sides are both 5 feet long and the bottom of the house is 6 feet across. What is the height of his dog house, in feet, at its tallest point? (Draw and think) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #521446 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=521446\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> isosceles triangle 5,5,6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "drop a line from vertex to midpoint of base 6  for the height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we have triangle base 3 hypotenuse 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3^2+h^2=5^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+h^2=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=4 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,4,5 right triangle \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The dog house consists of two 3,4,5 right triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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