document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=107893>Question 107893</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A post is 9 ft. from one wall of a room and 40 ft. from the wall at right angle to it. How many ft. is it from the the intersection of the two walls? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one wall be the x-axis ; Let the other wall be the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The post is at (4,9); the interection of the walls is (0,0)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Distance from (0,0) to (4,9):<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = sqrt(4^2+9^2)= sqrt(16+36)= sqrt(52) ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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