document.write( "Question 406688: I just learned the pythagorean theorem A^2+B^2=C^2 and understand how to use it. However my math book has thrown a curve ball, they want me to find the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and have given me only the length of the hypotenuse (14) and i know that 14^2 = 196. However I cannot figure out the lengths of the legs. I think the equasion should look something like 196= A^2+B^2 or 14^2= A^2+B^2
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I just learned the pythagorean theorem A^2+B^2=C^2 and understand how to use it. However my math book has thrown a curve ball, they want me to find the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and have given me only the length of the hypotenuse (14) and i know that 14^2 = 196. However I cannot figure out the lengths of the legs. I think the equasion should look something like 196= A^2+B^2 or 14^2= A^2+B^2
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\n" ); document.write( "You need to know one of the legs, unless they are the same, then
\n" ); document.write( "A^2 + A^2 = 14^2
\n" ); document.write( "2A^2 = 196
\n" ); document.write( "A^2 = \"196%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "A^2 = 98
\n" ); document.write( "A = \"sqrt%2898%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "A = 9.8995 \n" ); document.write( "
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