document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014934>Question 1014934</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can you explain pythagorean theorem, step by step thanks<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2rad97 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #631247 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=631247\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the pythagorean theorem is normally stated as c^2 = a^2 + b^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a is one leg of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b is the other leg of the right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c is the hyopenuse of the right triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are given that a = 8, b = ? c = 2rad97 which i assume is 2 * sqrt(97).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in the equation of c^2 = a^2 + b^2, you can solve for b to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 = c^2 - a^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you know the value of a and you know the value of c, so you can replace a and c in the formula with those values to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b^2 = (2 * sqrt(97))^2 - 8^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify this to get b^2 = 388 - 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify further to get b^2 = 324\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take the square root of both sides of this equation to get b = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your triangle now becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=2rad97\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if this is true, then c^2 must be equal to a^2 + b^2 because pythagorus proved that it had to be way back in the days of ancient greece.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so (2 * sqrt(97))^2 must be equal to 8^2 + 18^2 if we calculated b correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8^2 + 18^2 = 64 + 324 = 388\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2 * sqrt(97))^2 is also equal to 388.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation is confirmed to be true and your solution is that the value of b is 18.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a reference regarding the pythagorean theorem.\r<BR>\n" );
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