document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=538851>Question 538851</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I find the base of a right triangle if I am olny given the height?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353260 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353260\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You cannot find a numeric answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Applying the Pythagorean Theorem, you can state.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c^2 = a^2 + b^2, where c = hypotenuse, a = altitude, and b = base.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to know another angle or the area to find the height (altitude). </SPAN>\n" );
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