document.write( "Question 274245: solve using the pythagorem theorem c=? a=10,b=24 \n" ); document.write( "

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have their traditional meanings, that is that

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are the legs of the right triangle and

is the hypotenuse:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now just do the arithmetic. Note that 5-12-13 is a Pythagorean Triple and that 10 is 2 times 5 and 24 is 2 times 12. Therefore if you get an answer for

that is different from 26, go back and check your arithmetic.\r
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