document.write( "Question 1086764: How long must the brace be on a closet rod holder if the vertical side is 17 cm and the horizontal side must be attached 33 cm from the wall? Im totally stumped on how to solve this please help me with step by step directions!! thanks!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #700998 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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They are just saying that the angle brace
\n" ); document.write( "where it attaches to the wall and
\n" ); document.write( "the end that holds the closet rod makes a
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the length of the brace = \"+c+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "From where the rod is held by the brace, the
\n" ); document.write( "horizontal distance to the wall is \"+33+\" cm
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\n" ); document.write( "Fro that point on the wall to where the brace
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\n" ); document.write( "I can say:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c%5E2+=+33%5E2+%2B+17%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c%5E2+=+1089+%2B+289+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c%5E2+=+1378+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+37.121+\" cm
\n" ); document.write( "The brace is 37.121 cm long
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c%5E2+=+33%5E2+%2B+17%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+37.121%5E2+=+33%5E2+%2B+17%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1378+=+1089+%2B+289+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+1378+=+1378+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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