document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926338>Question 926338</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help to solve this Radical Expressions and Equations word problem. Here is the question: Boxing. The diagonal distance from corner to corner of a square boxing ring is 24 feet. Find the length of a side of the ring. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #562173 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Roseghanezadeh><B>Roseghanezadeh(16)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Roseghanezadeh><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=562173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have to use the pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have the hypotenuse \"24\" and since it is a square you know that all sides are equal.So \"a = b\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we can use x instead of both of them so we can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x^2 = 24^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x^2) = 576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(288)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16.97ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can also round it to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 17ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the length of the sides is 17ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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