document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=36690>Question 36690</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618044302/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you help me on this one i got stuck!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=13,b=9,c? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26030 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tran3209><B>tran3209(100)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tran3209><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26030\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The pythagorean theorem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a= 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b= 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c= unknown\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in the numbers to the formula.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13^2 + 9^2 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "169 + 81 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "250 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = 250    <---- by using the reflective property, I can switch sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c= &#8730;250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c &#8776; 15.811 </SPAN>\n" );
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