document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313763>Question 313763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the hypotenuse of a right triangle is seven and one of the legs is the square root of 13 then what is x?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Pythagorean Formula to solve this which is a^2+b^2=c^2 where c is the hypotenuse. Plug in the numbers to get: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+sq rt 13^2=7^2 Rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+13=49 Subtract 13 from both sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=36 Sq rt both sides to get\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. One side is 6.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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