document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015850>Question 1015850</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A trough is formed by nailing together , edge to edge, two boards 3.5 meter in length so that the right section is a right triangle . If 15 gallons of water are poured into the trough and the trough is held level so that a right section is an isosceles right triangle, how deep is the water? Note that 1 gallon = 3,700 cubic centimeters  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #632236 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=632236\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem needs to be broken into steps - \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15 gallons is 3700*15 cc or 55500 cc\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the trough is 3.5m or 350 cm. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=55500+cc%2F350+cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"55500+cc%2F350+cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and get a cross section of 158.57 sq cm. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, see how the height cuts the triangle into 2 new triangles that form a square? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we have the cross section, the area of that triangle, it's just the square root of the number 158.57 or 12.593 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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