126. Measurement A city engineer plans to build a footbridge across a lake from point X to point Y, as shown in the picture below. To find the length of the footbridge, she draws a right triangle XYZ, with right angle at X. She measures the distance from X to Z,800 feet, and from Y to Z,1,000 feet. How long will the bridge be?

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