document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=910899>Question 910899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Q: A mason wants to be sure he has a right angle corner of a building's foundation. He marks a point 6 feet from the corner along one wall and another point 8 feet from the corner along the other wall. If the corner is a right angle, what should the distance be between the two marked points?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know you draw a triangle, on the slope right-hand side of it (hypotenuse)is X, on the bottom is 8ft and on the left-hand side is 6ft. I've been trying to figure this out for over an hour and go blank. I know a formula you can use is a^2+b^2=c^2. PLEASE help and solve this in FULL, with step to step solving and answer! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #552759 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=552759\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+8^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+64=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What are we trying to show?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want to know if the angle formed by the two sides of the triangle is a right angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What should c be if it is a right angle? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the corner is a right angle, what should the distance be between the two marked points? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why can't the answer be c^2=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What does it mean if c=10?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why do you think we were using a^2+b^2=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We knew a and  b but  we didn't know c. Now we do. \r<BR>\n" );
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