document.write( "Question 659870: can someone explain how i get the missing side of a right triangle a=7,b=?,c=25 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #410958 by nidatanu(4)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! plz mention which side is hypotenuse\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if c is hypotenuse \n" ); document.write( "then, \n" ); document.write( "by pythagoras theorem \n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "7^2 + b^2 = 25^2 \n" ); document.write( "b^2 = 25^2 - 7^2 \n" ); document.write( "b^2 = 625 - 49 \n" ); document.write( "b^2 = 576 \n" ); document.write( "b = 24 \n" ); document.write( " |