SOLUTION: A flag 8ft wide has a diagonal stripe on that is 17ft long. Find the length of the flag.

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Question 886740: A flag 8ft wide has a diagonal stripe on that is 17ft long. Find the length of the flag.
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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a%5E2+b%5E2=c%5E2 where A & B are the sides of a right triangle and C is the hypotenuse (the diagonal).
You have 2 of the 3. Plug them in.
8%5E2+b%5E2=17%5E2%7D%0D%0A64+%2B+%7B%7B%7Bb%5E2 = 289
Subtract 64 from each side
b%5E2 = 225
Take the square root of each side
b = 15
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The flag is 8 x 15