document.write( "Question 78517: Given a right triangle with b=4 and c=11,find a approximated to three decimal places \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2B4%5E2=11%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2%2B16=121\"$
\n" ); document.write( "*subtract 16 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a%5E2=105\"$
\n" ); document.write( "**take the square root of both sides
\n" ); document.write( " $\"a=10.247\"$
\n" ); document.write( "***check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10.247%5E2%2B4%5E2=11%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"105%2B16=121\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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