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document.write( "Make a sketch and apply the Pythagorean theorem to right angled triangle CDA\r\n" );
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document.write( "   the length of AD =  =  =  = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the length of AB is twice this length, i.e.  AB = 2*15 = 30 meters.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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