document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590177>Question 590177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Im in 8th grade and im in a bit of trouble because my math teacher he doesent teach so well so i changed teachers and she is alot better than him but i dont understand the pythagorean theorem is there anyone that could help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #375064 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathhelp@><B>mathhelp@(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathhelp@><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=375064\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a^2+b^2=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so how you use it is that c is the hypotenuse, also known as the longest side of a triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check this website for a picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pythagorean.svg\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The other two sides have to be shorter than the hypotenuse.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, if you have a question similar to this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c=2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b= 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer to this question is {impossible}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reason why is because 9(3^2)+a^2=4 (2^2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solving for a^2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4-9=a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5=a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt(-5)=a^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is undefined!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, if you have this question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2^2)+(3^2)=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is: 4+9 = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13 = c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = sqrt (13)\r<BR>\n" );
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