document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1020777>Question 1020777</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A carpenter added a diagonal brace to a gate that measures 45 inches wide and 55 inches tall.How long is the brace to the nearest tenth of an inch? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Consider the problem as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a right angled triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width is the base of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height is the back of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The brace is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base^2 + back^2 = hypotenuse^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45^2 + 55^2 = Hypotenuse^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse^2 = 5050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = &#8730;5050<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = 71.1 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Brace = 71.1 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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