document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=137290>Question 137290</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle, find the length of the side NOT given.  b=1, c=square root 17, a= ??<BR>\n" );
document.write( "use Phythagorean Formula a^2+b^2=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2=c^2-b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   =17^2-1^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   =289-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   =288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root a^2=square root 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a=square root (144*2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  =square root 144(square root 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  =12 square root 2 or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  =about 16.97 or about 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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