document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34317>Question 34317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> could you explain the steps on how to do it? for example A=20 C=29 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20628 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lyra><B>lyra(94)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lyra><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=lyra><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20628\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Pythagorean theorem.  I am assuming that you want to know how to use it.  If you want to know how to derive the Pythagorean theorem please see this website: http://www.mathguide.com/lessons/Pythagoras.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the Pythagorean theorem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the values you provided:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%5E2%2Bb%5E2=29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%5E2%2Bb%5E2=29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Now you want to solve for b, you can solve this in the same way you solve other equations with variables (eg. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B15%5E2-78%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B15%5E2-78%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >).  We can take the square root of the whole equation to make it simplerand so we solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2820%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29=sqrt%2829%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2820%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29=sqrt%2829%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2Bb-29=29-29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2Bb-29=29-29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2Bb-29=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2Bb-29=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20%2Bb-b-29=0-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20%2Bb-b-29=0-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20-29=-b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20-29=-b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=-20%2B29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=-20%2B29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lyra </SPAN>\n" );
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