document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=483851>Question 483851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What's the answer for square root of x^2-y^2?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #331100 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=331100\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i believe the answer depends on the values of x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you set z = sqrt(x^2 - y^2), you can square both sides of that equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z^2 = x^2 - y^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you add y^2 to both sides of that equation, then you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z^2 + y^2 = x^2 which can be shown as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = z^2 + y^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this looks a lot like the pythagorean formula of c^2 = a^2 + b^2, except:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a and b are legs of the right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this can be translated to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x is the hypotenuse of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z and y are legs of the right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is that what you're looking for?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if not, then what i the problem you are trying to solve?\r<BR>\n" );
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