document.write( "Question 375236: an isosceles triangle with sides 5 and base 8, and I am being told to solve it like so:\r
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document.write( "h^2+4^2=5^2
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document.write( "When I tried to solve it myself, I got h^2+16=25\r
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document.write( "The solution page gives me:
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document.write( "h^2=24-16=9\r
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document.write( "I don't understand what h^2 means, or where the 24 or 9 are coming from. Please help. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #266910 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Drop a bisector from the vertex of your isoceles triangle to form two right triangles. \n" ); document.write( "You can then use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |