document.write( "Question 265888: two sides of a triangle have lengths 12 and 15. What are the possible lengths of the third side \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A\" and \"B\" being the two smaller sides and \"C\" the longest
\n" ); document.write( "what you do know is:
\n" ); document.write( "15>12 so 12 cant be \"C\"
\n" ); document.write( "If 12 is \"A\" and 15 is \"C\" then \"B\" is one possible answer
\n" ); document.write( "If 12 is \"A\" and 15 is \"B\" then \"C\" is one possible answer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so we make 2 seperate equations
\n" ); document.write( "\"12%5E2%2BB%5E2=15%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"12%5E2%2B15%5E2=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "___________
\n" ); document.write( "\"144%2BB%5E2=225\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B%5E2=225-144\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28B%5E2%29=sqrt%2881%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "___________
\n" ); document.write( "\"12%5E2%2B15%5E2=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"144%2B225=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28369%29=sqrt%28C%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28369%29=C%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "___________
\n" ); document.write( "answer: \"9\" or \"sqrt%28369%29\"
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