document.write( "Question 1061382: A brick 5cm thick is placed against a wheel for a stop the horizontal distance of face of brick stopping the wheel from the point where the wheel touches the ground is 15cm . what's the radius of the wheel? \n" ); document.write( "
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The Pythagorean theorem says that \"R%5E2=%28R-5%29%5E2%2B15%5E2\" .
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=%28R-5%29%5E2%2B15%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%5E2=R%5E2-10R%2B25%2B225\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=-10R%2B250\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10R=250\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"R=250%2F10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28R=25%29\"
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