document.write( "Question 810599: Find are of Triangle STU. It is a right triangle, I don't know how to do that on here. But the 'height' is missing, the hypotenuse is 12, and the base is 4. I did a^2 + 4^2 = 12^2 and get a^2 + 16=144
\n" ); document.write( "So 144-16=128
\n" ); document.write( "a^2=128
\n" ); document.write( "\"+sqrt+%28+128+%29+\" is \"+sqrt+%2864%2A2%29+\" which is 8\"+sqrt+%28+2+%29+\". But 8*4 \"+sqrt+%28+2%29+\" is 32 \"+sqrt+%28+2+%29+\" and the answer key says it's 16 \"+sqrt+%28+2+%29+\"
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Algebra.Com's Answer #488267 by MathLover1(20849)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "the hypotenuse is \"12\", and the base is \"4\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you did \"a%5E2+%2B+4%5E2+=+12%5E2\"....this is correct\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " and you get \"a%5E2+%2B+16=144\"....also correct\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now move \"16\" to the right side\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+=144-16\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+=128\"....find \"a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a++=sqrt%28128%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a++=sqrt%282%2A64%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a++=sqrt%282%2A8%5E2%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28a++=8sqrt%282%29%29\".....exact solution\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "you can find approximate value\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a++=8%2A1.4142135623730950488016887242097\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a++=11.313708498984760390413509793678\"..round it\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a++=11.314\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the answer key says it's 16 \"+sqrt+%28+2+%29+\", that is not correct; check and see\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2816sqrt+%28+2+%29%29%5E2+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16%5E2%2A2+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"256%2A2+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"512+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"528%3C%3E144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let's check our solution\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288sqrt+%28+2+%29%29%5E2+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8%5E2%2A2+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"64%2A2+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"128+%2B+16=144\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"144=144\"
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