document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198105>Question 198105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John and Ben are working on a building project together where they must create a right angle triangle. John has a side that is 3 inches long. Ben has a side that is one inch longer than John's side. How long is the side they are missing? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #148587 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=148587\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, that depends whether the missing side is the hypotenuse or not<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the missing side is the hypotenuse (always the longest side), then, by the Pythagorean theorem (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), the missing side (c) must be 5 inches long because in this right triangle...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But, if the missing side is not the hypotenuse, then the hypotenuse must be the 4-inch side, so, let the missing side be a, then, by Pythagoras...<BR>\n" );
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