document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154417>Question 1154417</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the radius of the smallest circle that surrounds a 5-by-12 rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The diagonals of the rectangle will be diameters of the smallest circle that surrounds the rectangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By the Pythagorean Theorem, the diagonal of this rectangle is 13.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the diameter of the circle is 13, making its radius 6.5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 6.5<br><BR>\n" );
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