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If you take a paper that is 20 inches long and fold it across a diagonal that is 25 inches long, what must the width be?

 Oct 9, 2020
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Use Pythagorean theorem

   the diagonal is the hypotenuse    one leg is 20       find the other leg (width)

         h^2 = l1 + l2 2

         252  = 202  +  w2       Solve for w

 Oct 9, 2020
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...or think of a pythagorean triple wink

Weiart000  Oct 9, 2020

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