document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=404138>Question 404138</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would I find the hypotenuse of a triangle if a=5 and b=12?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It tells me the answer is 13 but I don't understand how..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285647 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebra2you><B>Algebra2you(12)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Algebra2you><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Algebra2you><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=285647\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember, the Pythagorean theorem states that a²+b²=c².  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a and b are the legs.  The order doesn't matter.  c is the hypotenuse, or the side opposite the right angle.  It is also the longest side in a triangle. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So let's substitute a=5 and b=12 into the Pythagorean theorem and solve for c, the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5²+12²=c²<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25+144=c²  Simplify squares.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "169=c²     Add like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&#8730;169=&#8730;c²   Take the square root of both sides to isolate the c.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13=c       Simplify<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So c, or the hypotenuse, is 13 :) </SPAN>\n" );
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