document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309456>Question 309456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If c is the measure of the hypothenuse, find the missing measure. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=43 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221318 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=221318\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If c is the hypotenuse of a right triangle, then a and b are the legs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The pythagorean formula states that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If c = 43 and b = 16 then this formula becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "43^2 = a^2 + 16^2 which becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1849 = a^2 + 256\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 256 from both sides of the equation to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1593 = a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the square root of both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "39.91240409 = a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To confirm, plug this in the original pythagorean formula of:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2 to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "43^2 = 39.91240409^2 + 16^2 which becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1849 = 1593 + 256 which becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1849 = 1849 confirming that the value of a is good.\r<BR>\n" );
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