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\n" ); document.write( "I built a shelf. Its going to be 24\" from the wall at a height of 38\". How long do I make my braces from the front edge to the back at floor level? \n" ); document.write( "

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It's going to be 24\" from the wall at a height of 38\". How long do I make my braces from the front edge to the back at floor level?
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\n" ); document.write( "The brace would be the hypotenuse. (c)
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\n" ); document.write( "c = Sqrt(a^2 + b^2)
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\n" ); document.write( "c = Sqrt(24^2 + 38^2)
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\n" ); document.write( "c = Sqrt(576 + 1444)
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\n" ); document.write( "c = Sqrt(2020)
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\n" ); document.write( "c = 44.9 inches, say 45 inches
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