document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=718430>Question 718430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hypotenuse c =17, leg a= 8 what is leg b </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a² + b² = c² {c is the hypotenuse, a and b are the legs}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8² + b² = 17² {substituted given values into Pythagorean Theorem}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 + b² = 289 {evaluated exponents}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b² = 225 {subtracted 64 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 15 {took the square root of each side}<BR>\n" );
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