document.write( "Question 431701: I want to make sure I'm doing this right. Here are the instructions.
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document.write( "Let A & B represent the lengths of the legs of a right triangle and let C represent the length of the hypotenuse. Find the unknown length.
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document.write( "A=3, C=5
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document.write( "This is what I got.
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document.write( "3^2 + B^2 = 5^2
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document.write( "9 + B^2 = 25
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document.write( "3 + B = 5
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document.write( "B = 5 - 3
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document.write( "B = 2
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document.write( "Is this right? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #299511 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 3^2 + B^2 = 5^2 \n" ); document.write( "9 + B^2 = 25 \n" ); document.write( "add -9 to both sides \n" ); document.write( "B^2= 25-9 \n" ); document.write( "B^2=16 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "B= 4 \n" ); document.write( " |