document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143294>Question 1143294</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A construction crane has  a boom which extends 50ft from the base. If the crane is stationed 30ft from a building, how high up the building wall can the crane reach? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming the area around the building and crane is flat, the boom, the building, and the ground form a right triangle; the hypotenuse (crane) is 50; one leg (along the ground) is 30.  The other leg (the building) can be found using the Pythagorean Theorem. </SPAN>\n" );
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