document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282067>Question 282067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the length of the side not given in a general right triangle where a and b are the short sides and c is the long side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=1, c=sqrt 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the length of a?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The Pythagorean Theorem says:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ c^2\ =\ a^2\ +\ b^2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, plug in what you know\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \left(\sqrt{17}\right)^2\ =\ a^2\ +\ 1^2\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and solve for the one thing you don't know.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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