document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157188>Question 1157188</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 15 inch by 8 inch tablecloth is placed on a circular table.each of the four corners of the table clothes touch the edge of the table. Determine the radius of the table. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #780015 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780015\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you draw this, there is a right triangle with leg 8 in, representing the width of the tablecloth, another of leg 15 in crossing the table at a right angle to the first leg, and the hypotenuse must run through the center of the table and be a diameter.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This makes an 8-15-17 right triangle, so the diameter is 17 inches and the radius therefore is 8.5 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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