document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=126669>Question 126669</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321269470/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I struggle with word problems but I think I have this one...I just need someone to double check and make sure I am on the right track. Thanks!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Problem: The mainsail of a lightning sailboat is a right triangle in which the hypotenuse is called the leech. If a 24ft tall mainsail has a leech length of 26ft. and if the sailcloth costs $10 per square foot, find the cost of a new mainsail.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 24^2 = 26^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 576 = 676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 576 - 676 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 100 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 10)(x - 10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 24^2 = 26^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 576 = 676<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=676-576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2a*b=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5*10*24=120'^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120*10=$1,200. cost of a new mainsail<BR>\n" );
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