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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The diagonal of a rectangle box is 12 inches long. One side of the box is 8 inches long. What is the length of the other side? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "a=8
\n" ); document.write( "c=12
\n" ); document.write( "find b
\n" ); document.write( " $\"64%2Bb%5E2=144\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b%5E2=80\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=sqrt%2880%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=sqrt%2816%2A5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"b=4sqrt%285%29\"$ \r
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