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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The variables r and s represent the lengths of the legs of a right triangle, and t represents the length of the hypotenuse. Find the unknown value. Then tell whether the lengths form a Pythagorean triple.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s=16, t=34 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s=16, t=34<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r^2=t^2-s^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2=34^2-16^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r^2=900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=30<BR>\n" );
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