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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You have a rectangle with base = 17 and height = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a diagonal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to get::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt[12^2 + 17^2] = sqrt(433) = 20.81 inches<BR>\n" );
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