document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=469399>Question 469399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the length of the legs of a right triangle are given. Find the hypotenuse. a=24, b=45 and c=?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a² + b² = c² {a and b are the legs and c is the hypotenuse}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24² + 45² = c² {substituted given information into Pythagorean Theorem}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "576 + 2,025 = c² {squared 24 and 45}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2,601 = c² {added on left side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 51 {took square root of both sides}<BR>\n" );
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