document.write( "Question 480781: How do you find the missing length if a triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem? I know the whole equation a2+b2=c2 but I have no idea how to apply it correctly. Please help me ASAP I need the answer well before August 29th (when school starts) Thank You! \n" ); document.write( "
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a right triangle has 2 legs and a hypotenuse.
\n" ); document.write( "the hypotenuse is opposite the 90 degree angle.
\n" ); document.write( "the 2 legs are opposite the other angles of the triangle.
\n" ); document.write( "if you know 2 of the dimensions then you simply use the formula to solve for the remaining dimension.
\n" ); document.write( "assume one of the legs is equal to a and the other leg is equal to b and the hypotenuse is equal to c.
\n" ); document.write( "then the formula is:
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2
\n" ); document.write( "suppose you know the value of a and b
\n" ); document.write( "you substitute for a and b in the equation and solve for c.
\n" ); document.write( "assume a = 6 and b = 8
\n" ); document.write( "the formula becomes:
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = 6^2 + 8^2 = 36 + 64 = 100
\n" ); document.write( "now you take the square root of both sides of the equation to get:
\n" ); document.write( "c = sqrt(100) = 10
\n" ); document.write( "now suppose you knew that c was equal to 10 and a was equal to 6.
\n" ); document.write( "your equation of:
\n" ); document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2 becomes:
\n" ); document.write( "10^2 = 6^2 + b^2 which becomes:
\n" ); document.write( "100 = 36 + b^2
\n" ); document.write( "you subtract 36 from both sides of the equaton to get:
\n" ); document.write( "100 - 36 = b^2
\n" ); document.write( "you simplify to get:
\n" ); document.write( "64 = b^2
\n" ); document.write( "you take the square root of both sides of the equation to get:
\n" ); document.write( "8 = b
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