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Question 117492: How might you apply a radical expression in everyday life? Dicuss the situation and how the equation might look like. I am having a difficult time coming up with an example. Please help it is due Dec. 18 Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You need to build a triangular shelf that fits into a right-angled corner. The sides of the triangle that are against the walls are each 1 foot long. How long do you need to cut the piece of moulding that dresses up the edge of the shelf that faces outward? (Hint: the edge that faces outward is the hypotenuse of an isoceles right triangle with legs of 1.