document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=198804>Question 198804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For Triangle ABC, use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing length for the given measures.  Round each length to the nearest tenth.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=9, c=18, a= _____ </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "b=9, c=18, a= _____<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c is the hypotenuse (side opposite the 90 degree angle)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a and b are the other two sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming, then, that 'c' is the hypotenuse, we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + 9^2 = 18^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + 81 = 324<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 = 324 - 81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 = 243<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 15.6<BR>\n" );
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