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document.write( "Sketch a rectangle.  Let the 2 short sides each be 60.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the 2 longer sides be 80.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a diagonal connecting opposite corners.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should then see two right angles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance between opposite corners is the length of the diagonal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to get::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length = sqrt[60^2+80^2] = sqrt[10000] = 100 feet<BR>\n" );
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