document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549178>Question 549178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a. Find the missing side if 8 and 12 are legs.                                    b. Find the missing side if 8 and 12 are a leg and hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two sides of a right triangle are 8 and 12.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357561 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to Pythagoras theorem, if the measures of the legs of a right triangle are 8 and 12, the measure of the hypotenuse is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%288%5E2%2B12%5E2%29=sqrt%2864%2B144%29=sqrt%28208%29=sqrt%2816%2A13%29=sqrt%2816%29%2Asqrt%2813%29=4sqrt%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (about 14.4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to Pythagoras theorem, if the measures of a leg and the hypotenuse of a right triangle are 8 and 12, the measure of the missing leg is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2812%5E2-8%5E2%29+=sqrt%28144-64%29=sqrt%2880%29+=sqrt%2816%2A5%29=sqrt%2816%29%2Asqrt%285%29=4sqrt%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (about 8.9) </SPAN>\n" );
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