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what is the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose base is 12 in and whose height is 14 in\r
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document.write( "	\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"12%5E2+%2B+14%5E2+=+c%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"144+%2B+196+=+c%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"340+=+c%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"c%5E2=340\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"c=sqrt%28340%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"c=sqrt%284%2A85%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"c=sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%2885%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"c=2%2Asqrt%2885%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "	\"c=18.4390889\"\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The hypotenuse is exactly \"2%2Asqrt%2885%29\" units long\r
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