document.write( "Question 834482: how do you solve something like this: $\"+8%5E2%2Bx%5E2=+sqrt+%28+82+%29+\"$ ? i have similar questions where legs are in square root form as well, like this: $\"+9%5E2%2B+sqrt+%2817+%29+=+x%5E2+\"$ ? Could you help? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #503080 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Square roots are just numbers.
\n" ); document.write( "So you can either approximate them or leave them exactly as they are.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9%5E2%2Bsqrt%2817%29=x%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=sqrt%2881%2Bsqrt%2817%29%29\"$ or approximately $\"x=9.226\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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