document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81537>Question 81537</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am doing apythagorean theorem problem, here the problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a squared + b squared + c squared\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a= 8 b=15 c=?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 squared + 15 squared = c squared<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64  + 225 = c squared<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c squared = 64 + 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c squared = 289<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my question is how can you subract the squared from 289 to 17 without the calculator, I know I cannot divded by 2 since it came out 144.5 . Is there a way for me to figured this out? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #58374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=58374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anytime you get an equation like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=289 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=289\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, in order to \"undo\" the \"square\" of the c, you will have to take the \"square root\" of both sides!  This means you must either <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     1.  recognize the answer (like for small numbers like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >), etc. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     2.  use a calculator<BR>\n" );
document.write( " or  3.  use a trial and error method like this.  If you know that 12^2=144 and 20^2 = 400, then c^2 = 289 must be somewhere between 12 and 20.  Then just use trial and error to see if you can find the number that works.  However, this is the hard way!!  The calculator works very well.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a fourth way that sometimes is helpful.  There are certain \"special\" triangles that come out even.  These are called \"Pythagorean Triples\".  The most famous four triangles are as follows:  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "     1.  3,4, and 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     2.  5, 12, and 13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     3.  8, 15, and 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     4.  7, 24, and 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OR- any multiple of these numbers, like 6, 8, 10 is a multiple of 3,4, 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Most special triangles that come out to be whole numbers on all three sides will be these numbers or multiples of these numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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