document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=868415>Question 868415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are to run a conduit diagonally across a parking lot that is 200 ft long and 60 ft wide. How much conduit will you need to complete this run? Round your answer to tenths.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer: I used Pythagorean theorem a^2+b^2=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in this case hypotenuse is the 200 ft and 60 ft wide is one of the legs\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you end up with a^2 or b^2 so I had to pick a side. I chose b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you rewrite the formula: b^2-C^2=a^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so you have 60^2-200^2= a^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "once you figured out a^2, you take the square root of that number and plug it back in to the original Pythagorean Theorem. <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 #523526 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=523526\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You misidentified the segments.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "200 feet is one dimension's size of the parking lot; and 60 feet is the other dimension of the parking lot at a right angle to the 200 foot one.  The diagonal is the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed.  The hypotenuse is the length of the conduit to lay along the diagonal.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know what to do now with this? </SPAN>\n" );
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