document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935830>Question 935830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One right triangle has sides of length 3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Another right triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "has two sides of length 3 cm and 4 cm, but it is not congruent to the first triangle. What is the length of the third side of this triangle? Express your answer in<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #569158 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=569158\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The hypotenuse is 4 cm (it cannot be 3 cm, and if they were both legs, the hypotenuse would be 5 cm).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore by Pythagorean theorem, a^2 + (3 cm)^2 = (4 cm)^2, so a = sqrt(7) cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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