document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242502>Question 242502</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a triangle has two short sides that are each three and four inches in length,how long is the longest side? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "side a: 3 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "side b: 4 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = sqrt(3^2+4^2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sqrt(9+16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = sqrt(25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 5 >> the longest side </SPAN>\n" );
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