document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=996016>Question 996016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this question: A square rug measures 6 feet wide. What is the length of the diagonal? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the hypotenuse equals the square root of the sums of the squares of the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you bisect a square you get two triangles where the diagonal is the hypotenuse. Therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+6^2= 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;72= 8.49 is your answer </SPAN>\n" );
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