document.write( "Question 547770: the problem says find the missing side of each triangle. Side c is the hypotenuse. Side a and b are the legs. Round your answer to the nearest tenth if necessary. so if b=12 mi, and c is 13 mi what would a equal? \n" ); document.write( "
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a^2+12^2=13^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a^2=13^2-12^2
\n" ); document.write( "a^2=169-144
\n" ); document.write( "a^2=25
\n" ); document.write( "a= 5
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