document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867350>Question 867350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Juan wants to test whether a 15-foot high flagpole is vertical (forms a right angle with the ground). He attaches two strings from a point on the ground to the opposite ends of the flagpole. Juan says since the measure of the short string is 8 feet and the long string is 17 feet, the flagpole is vertical. Is he correct?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522960 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=522960\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The string , the pole (if vertical) and the ground form right triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the triangles have to comply with Pythagoras theorem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the hypotenuse = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one leg = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17^2= 289\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8^2+15^2=289\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "LHS=RHS<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the pole is vertical </SPAN>\n" );
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