document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171995>Question 171995</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321269470/algebrahomeworkh>Introductory Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of the third side of the right triangle. Give an exact answer and an approximation to three decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "leg a = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg b =  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "leg a = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "leg b = <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 = 30^2 - 27^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 = 900 - 729 = 171<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = sqrt(171)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b =~ 13.077<BR>\n" );
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