document.write( "Question 160443: I am having some trouble with this one, could someone help me? Please
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\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\" Start with pythagorean's theorem\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2B1%5E2=%28sqrt%2810%29%29%5E2\" Plug in \"b=1\" and \"c=sqrt%2810%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2B1=10\" Square 1 to get 1. Square \"sqrt%2810%29\" to get 10\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2=9\" Subtract 1 from both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a=3\" Take the square root of 9 to get 3 (note: only the positive square root is considered)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the missing side is \"a=3\"
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