document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121875>Question 1121875</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cross section of a cottage, 18ft wide is an isosceles triangle.  If the slope of a side is 1.75 and there is a second floor 8ft above the ground floor, what is the width of the second floor? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The slope of line AC is 7/4, so we can find the height of the triangle, CO:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since OF is 8, CF is 63/4-8 = 31/4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, since triangles CAB and CDE are similar, we can find the length of DE:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: the second floor is 62/7 feet wide. </SPAN>\n" );
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