document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=358197>Question 358197</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you solve the pythagorean theorem </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #260653 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=apachemexican1><B>apachemexican1(64)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=apachemexican1><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=260653\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the formula for the pythagorean theorem is quite simple<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "leg1^2+leg2^2= hypotenuse^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if leg1 = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if leg2 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the hypoteuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is set up like this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+5^2= c^2 work out the problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+25=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "61=c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you must then find the square root of 61 and of c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the square root of c^2  is c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and the square root of 61 is 7.81\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now if the hypotenuse is given but only one leg is given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6^2+b^2=12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+b^2=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 36 from both sides of the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36-36+b^2=144-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the square root of b^2 and 108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=10.39 </SPAN>\n" );
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