document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5769>Question 5769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having a hard time with a question can someone help me ?  My question is this In a right triangle, one leg measures 4 inches and the other leg measures 6 inches. What is the length of the hypotenuse? Please help me? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><B>prince_abubu(198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><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=2953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a classic Pythagorean Theorem problem. Here's the formula to use:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a is the length of one leg, b is the other. c will end up being the length of the hypotenuse (AKA, the side opposite the right angle). You can switch a and b since it doesn't matter which of the longer or shorter leg goes with a or b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's plug in the values. a = 6 and b = 4. OK.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now hold it right there. Many will stop here and say that the length of the hypotenuse is 100. It's not. This 100 = c^2 really is 100 = c * c as you know, AKA, the length of the hypotenuse times itself is 100. What times what = 100, then? It'd be 10. So the length of the hypotenuse is 10 in. </SPAN>\n" );
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