document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=352114>Question 352114</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving Radical Equations (quadratic)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am given a right triangle. One leg is a=7mm and the hypotenuse is c=7.4mm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It says to find the length of the unknown side b of the given right triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and to also give the exact length and a one decimal place approximation. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #251590 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20056)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=251590\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solving Radical Equations (quadratic)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am given a right triangle. One leg is a=7mm and the hypotenuse is c=7.4mm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It says to find the length of the unknown side b of the given triangle and to also give the exact length and a one decimal place approximation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We use the Pythagorean theorem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=sqrt%285.76%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=sqrt%285.76%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the other leg b is 2.4mm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is the exact value.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin</pre> </SPAN>\n" );
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