document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059149>Question 1059149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Jan is making a rectangular garden<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is 10 feet long. She wants to install a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15-foot pipe diagonally across the garden.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How wide should she make her garden?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the exact, simplified width AND<BR>\n" );
document.write( "approximate to 2 decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #674226 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=674226\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The diagonal pipe divides the rectangle into two identical right triangles. Thus, we use the Pythagorean Theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10^2+x^2 = 15^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100+x^2 = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 225-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11.18 this is how wide she should make the garden<BR>\n" );
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