document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135656>Question 1135656</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An architect is making a floor plan for a rectangular gymnasium. The distance between opposite corners of the gym will be 39 meters and the width will be 15 meters. What will be the length of the gym? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The length, width, and diagonal of the rectangle form a right triangle.  This problem is solved in almost no time if you are familiar with the simplest few Pythagorean Triples.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is 39 = 3*13; one leg (the width) is 15 = 3*5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-12-13 is a common Pythagorean Triple; the length is 3*12 = 36.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: length = 36 meters </SPAN>\n" );
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