document.write( "Question 897950: I had a question that says \"Find the measure of the missing side of the triangle when a=3 b=? and c=Square root of 10.\" \n" ); document.write( "
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We use the pythagorean theorem to find the missing side of the right triangle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3^2 + b^2 = (sqrt(10))^2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "9 + b^2 = 10\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b^2 = 10 - 9\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b^2 = 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b = sqrt(1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b = 1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The missing side is 1 unit.
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