document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162611>Question 1162611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car dealer advertised a big sale by stretching a string of banners from the top of the building to the edge of the driveway. If the building is 26 m high and the driveway is 39 m from the building,how long is the string of banners? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #786699 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=786699\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The banner length is the hypotenuse <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 26^2+39^2=x^2=2197<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=46.87 m \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is a 2-3-sqrt 13 right triangle if the legs are divided by 13. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse is sqrt (13), and when scaled up, it is 13 sqrt (13), which is the answer above. </SPAN>\n" );
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