document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886740>Question 886740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A flag 8ft wide has a diagonal stripe on that is 17ft long. Find the length of the flag. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #536101 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=536101\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where A & B are the sides of a right triangle and C is the hypotenuse (the diagonal).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have 2 of the 3.  Plug them in.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17%5E2%7D%0D%0A64+%2B+%7B%7B%7Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17%5E2%7D%0D%0A64+%2B+%7B%7B%7Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 289<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 64 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The flag is 8 x 15 </SPAN>\n" );
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