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Scarlett is building a skateboarding ramp by propping the end of a piece of wood an a cinder block. If the ramp begins 84 centimeters from the block and the block is 35 centimeters tall,how long is the piece of wood?
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The 84 cm and 35 cm represent the legs of a right-triangle.
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document.write( "Dividing 84 and 35 by 7 result in 12 and 5. So, what is seen here is a 5-12-13 PYTHAG. TRIPLE, times 7.
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document.write( "Therefore, missing side or the hypotenuse/length of wood =  \n" );
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