document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456575>Question 456575</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been working on a problem and I cannot figure out how to get an approximated answer to three decimals. Can you show me how to get this. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In the right trianle, find the length of the side not given. Give an exact answer and an approximation to 3 decimal places.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 13      b = 13     a+b=c      13^2+13^2=c^2        169+169=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "169+169=338     338=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have so far. Take the square root of both sides c=338. The exact value of c is the sqrt of 338. The value approximated to three decimals is ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Am I doing this problem correctly? If I am I do not know how to get the value appoximated to three decimals. Can you help me please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #313315 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=313315\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sqrt(338)=18.385<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get a scientific calculator. </SPAN>\n" );
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