document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269024>Question 269024</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jamie used the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the missing side of the triangle shown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	He did the following calculations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 x(squared)+7(squared)=10(squared<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		 x(squared) = 10(squared) -7(squared)  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "		 x(squared) = 51<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		x = square root 51 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "		x &#8776; 7.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why did Jamie not get the correct answer? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197177 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=197177\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 10 is the hypotenuse, he got it right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 10 is not the hypotenuse, he should have added the squares of the sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Or, maybe it's not a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since no figure is shown, there's no way to know.<BR>\n" );
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