document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032350>Question 1032350</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what if when you do the pythagorean theorem it gives you zero but the question asks you to round your answer? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #646971 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=646971\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a zero answer is the same as 0.0000000000000...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they tell you to round it to the nearest integer, then the answer is 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they tell you to round it to the nearest tenth, then the answer is 0.0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they tell you to round it to the nearest hundredth, then the answer is 0.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they tell you to round it to the nearest thousandth, then the answer is 0.000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "technically you would be correct if you just said 0, because 0 is the same as 0.0 is the same as 0.00 is the same as 0.000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it depends on the who's giving the test and what they expect as an answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you should be ok if you put the number of decimal digits they want you to round to.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are not incorrect if you just say 0, but you never really know what to expect, especially if the test is being analyzed by a machine.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then it's a function of the program that was written to analyze your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "some are better than others in that they are more flexible with how you show the answer as long as it's correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 0 is the same as 0.00, you should be correct either way, but you can't be sure unless you know exactly what they expect6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "they don't always tell you, which can make it frustrating if you guess wrong.<BR>\n" );
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