document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744843>Question 744843</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For a right triangle that has legs a and b and hypotenuse c, find the length of the side not given here. a = 5 cm b=12cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #453586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><B>Cromlix(4381)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cromlix><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=Cromlix><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=453586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a Pythagorean question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The square on the hypotenuse is equal <BR>\n" );
document.write( "to the the sum of the squares on the other two sides.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore c^2 = a^2 + b^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          c^2 = 5^2 + 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          c^2 = 25 + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          c^2 = 169<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          c = the square root of 169<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          c = 13 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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