document.write( "Question 359807: Let a and b represent the length of the sides of a right triangle and h the length of the hypotenuse. Find the missing side. a=2, b=10 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #256863 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Use the Pythagorean theorem,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=h%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%5E2%2B10%5E2=h%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%2B100=h%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"h%5E2=104\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"h=sqrt%28104%29\"$
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