document.write( "Question 1074909: Mr. Alvarez wants to make a gate that is three feet wide and five feet high.he needs to cut a board to nail across the diagonal of the gate. How long a board does he need? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #689569 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The board is the hypotenuse of a right triangle \n" ); document.write( "It's squared distance equals the sums of 3^2 and 5^2= 34 \n" ); document.write( "The board has to be sqrt (34) feet long, or 5.83 feet. \n" ); document.write( " |