document.write( "Question 388931: the square of the hypotenuse of this triangle is 400 cm. Determine the actual measures of the hypotenuse and sides a and b of this right triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "square of the hypotenuse of this triangle is 400 cm
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document.write( "Determine the actual measures of the hypotenuse and sides a and b of this right triangle
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document.write( "using the Pythagorean theorem
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document.write( "(20m)^2 = a^2 + b^2
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document.write( " 400 m^2 = a^2 + b^2
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document.write( "IF a = 16m  and b = 12m
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document.write( "THEN: 400 m^2 = 256 m^2 + 144 m^2 \n" );
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