document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=878404>Question 878404</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 68  =  a   +   8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hyp  leg a   leg b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need to find leg a. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #530051 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=530051\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 is the hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 is leg b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If so, use the formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where a & b are the sides of a right triangle and c is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+8 = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 8 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 7.746<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HOWEVER... If, as I suspect, leg b is 8 long (rather than 8 being the square), the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >+ 64 = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 64 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Take the square root of each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 2 </SPAN>\n" );
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