document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=71932>Question 71932</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help finding the length of a hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle if each leg is 33cm long.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #51426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=51426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve this problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Pythagorean theorem shows the relationship among the three sides of a right triangle as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Where: c is the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle), a and b are the lengths of the other two sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using this theorem, if you know the lengths of any two sides of a right triangle, you can find the length of the third side.  Let's apply this to your problem in which you need to find the length of the hypotenuse (side c) and you are given the lengths of sides a and b as 33 cm each:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2+=+2%2833%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2+=+2%2833%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2+=+2%281089%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2+=+2%281089%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2+=+2178 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2+=+2178\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now take the square root of both sides to find c.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c+=+46.67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c+=+46.67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm (Rounded to the nearest hundredth) </SPAN>\n" );
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