SOLUTION: using the pythagorean theorem, whne the hypotnuse=36, how can I figure out a and b?

SOLUTION: using the pythagorean theorem, whne the hypotnuse=36, how can I figure out a and b?

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Question 378175: using the pythagorean theorem, whne the hypotnuse=36, how can I figure out a and b?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can't.
You need another piece of information, an angle, a relationship between the legs, a relationship between the angles, etc.

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