document.write( "Question 731874: Question 1.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "For a right triangle that has legs a and b and hypotenuse c, find the length of the side not given here.
\n" ); document.write( "a = 5 cm
\n" ); document.write( "b = 12 cm
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Find side \"b\" (one leg) if side \"a+=+8.5in\" (other leg) and side \"c+=+15in\" (hypotenuse). \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in a right triangle \"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\" (Pythagorean theorem)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2815in%29%5E2=%288.5in%29%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2815in%29%5E2-%288.5in%29%5E2=b%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"225in%5E2-72.25in%5E2=b%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"152.75in%5E2=b%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%28152.75in%5E2%29=b\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%2812.36in=b%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Question 2. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+5cm\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+12cm\"
\n" ); document.write( "find: \"c\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=%285cm%29%5E2%2B%2812cm%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=25cm%5E2%2B144cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=169cm%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=sqrt%28169cm%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28c=13cm%29\"\r
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