document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057767>Question 1057767</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Speaker Placement. A stereo receiver is in a corner of an 11&#8203;-ft by 8 &#8203;-ft room. Speaker wire will run under a&#8203; rug, diagonally, to a speaker in the far corner. If 3 feet of slack is required on each&#8203; end, how long a piece of wire should be&#8203; purchased? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #672967 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><B>solve_for_x(190)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=672967\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the diagonal is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adding 3 additional feet on either end gives:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total length = 13.6 + 3 + 3 = 19.6 feet.<BR>\n" );
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