document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=326604>Question 326604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a right triangle has a leg that is 5 in. long and a hypotenuse that is 13 in long.  How do you find the length of the 3rd side<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s = third side length\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5^2 + s^2 = 13^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25 + s^2 = 169\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s^2 = 169 - 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s^2 = 144\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt[s^2] = sqrt[144]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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