document.write( "Question 315970: in a right triangle, find the length of the sides when a is unknown, b=1 and c=square root 26 \n" ); document.write( "
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in a right triangle, find the length of the sides when a is unknown, b=1 and c=square root 26
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\n" ); document.write( "For any \"right triangle\", you can apply Pythagorean theorem:
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+1%5E2+=+%28sqrt%2826%29%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+1+=+26\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+=+25\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+5\"
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