document.write( "Question 341149: If the two legs of a right triangle are 4 and 16 then express the hypotenuse in simplest radical form. \n" ); document.write( "
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a^2+b^2=c^2
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\n" ); document.write( "16+256=272
\n" ); document.write( "sqrt(272)=sqrt(16*17)=4sqrt(17)
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