SOLUTION: I just learned the pythagorean theorem A^2+B^2=C^2 and understand how to use it. However my math book has thrown a curve ball, they want me to find the lengths of the legs of a rig

Question 406688: I just learned the pythagorean theorem A^2+B^2=C^2 and understand how to use it. However my math book has thrown a curve ball, they want me to find the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and have given me only the length of the hypotenuse (14) and i know that 14^2 = 196. However I cannot figure out the lengths of the legs. I think the equasion should look something like 196= A^2+B^2 or 14^2= A^2+B^2
Your assistance would be much appreciated.
Sincerely,
Zach
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I just learned the pythagorean theorem A^2+B^2=C^2 and understand how to use it. However my math book has thrown a curve ball, they want me to find the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and have given me only the length of the hypotenuse (14) and i know that 14^2 = 196. However I cannot figure out the lengths of the legs. I think the equasion should look something like 196= A^2+B^2 or 14^2= A^2+B^2
:
You need to know one of the legs, unless they are the same, then
A^2 + A^2 = 14^2
2A^2 = 196
A^2 =
A^2 = 98
A =
A = 9.8995
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