document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=443400>Question 443400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to find the missing measure of each right triangle.  a=5 m, b= 4m </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #305831 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Leaf+W.><B>Leaf W.(135)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Leaf+W.><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=Leaf+W.><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=305831\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An equation of the sides of a right triangle can be written as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where a and b are the measures of the legs (the shorter sides) and c is the measure of the hypotenuse (diagonal/longest side). Assuming that your a and b are the legs of the right triangle, plug your values into the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5E2+%2B+4%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5E2+%2B+4%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, square root both sides of the equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28c%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28c%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as c: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2841%29+=+c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2841%29+=+c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2841%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2841%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cannot be simplified.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the length of the third side/c/hypotenuse of the right triangle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2841%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2841%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters. </SPAN>\n" );
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