document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078592>Question 1078592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the four corners of a plot of ground were labeled A, B, C, D and the distance between A & B is 375' B & C 375\" and C and D 375.\"  How far is it from A to C?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Are all distances between adjacent corners 375 feet?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distances BC and CD are listed as 375\" (375 inches);<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance AB is listed as 375' (375 feet),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and distance AD is not mentioned at all.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The angles at each corner are not mentioned either.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The plot shape could be a rhombus, like this <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28300%2C180%2C0%2C10%2C0%2C6%2Ctriangle%281%2C1%2C6%2C1%2C9%2C5%29%2C%0D%0Aline%281%2C1%2C6%2C1%29%2Cline%289%2C5%2C6%2C1%29%2Cline%289%2C5%2C4%2C5%29%2Cline%281%2C1%2C4%2C5%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%280.8%2C1%2CA%29%2Clocate%286%2C1%2CB%29%2Clocate%289%2C5.5%2CC%29%2Clocate%283.8%2C5.5%2CD%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with all sides of equal length, but no right angles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or maybe there are only three sides with the same length,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but no right angle at B, like this <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28300%2C270%2C0%2C10%2C0%2C9%2Ctriangle%281%2C1%2C6%2C1%2C9%2C5%29%2C%0D%0Aline%281%2C1%2C6%2C1%29%2Cline%289%2C5%2C6%2C1%29%2Cline%289%2C5%2C5%2C8%29%2Cline%281%2C1%2C5%2C8%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%280.8%2C1%2CA%29%2Clocate%286%2C1%2CB%29%2Clocate%289%2C5.5%2CC%29%2Clocate%284.8%2C8.5%2CD%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In either case, not knowing the angle at B,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we cannot use triangle ABC to calculate the length of AC.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does the plot look like this <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28300%2C300%2C0%2C10%2C0%2C10%2Ctriangle%281%2C1%2C9%2C1%2C9%2C9%29%2Crectangle%289%2C1%2C8.7%2C1.3%29%2C%0D%0Arectangle%281%2C1%2C9%2C9%29%2Clocate%280.8%2C1%2CA%29%2Clocate%289%2C1%2CB%29%2Clocate%289%2C9.5%2CC%29%2Clocate%280.8%2C9.5%2CD%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >? A square?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In that case, with AB=BC=CD=DA=375 feet, and a right angle at B,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ABC is a right triangle, with hypotenuse AC, of length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28%28375ft%29%5E2%2B%28375ft%29%5E2%29=sqrt%282%29%2A375ft=about530 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28%28375ft%29%5E2%2B%28375ft%29%5E2%29=sqrt%282%29%2A375ft=about530\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . </SPAN>\n" );
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