document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1027889>Question 1027889</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Why does height have to be measure vertically? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why does the distance between two things have to be measure horizontally? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why can't a hypotenuse for example between two buildings represent the distance or tell us the height? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What does it represent if a vertical lines measures height and a horizontal lines represents distance. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What do lines like the hypotenuse represent? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I asked this before here, and got the reply \"It doesn't make sense.\" \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, I'm going to post this again. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why doesn't it make sense? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, what would the hypotenuse represent?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643063 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=643063\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you lie down, I can measure your height horizontally. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "When a baby is born, no one says \"she's 17 inches tall\", instead they say \"17 inches long\". Mostly because they can't get newborns to stand up.  </SPAN>\n" );
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