document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=88043>Question 88043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two sides of a triangle are 12 and 15 cm long. Which measurement can be the length of the third side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #63929 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=63929\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since we have a triangle with legs of 12 , 15 and a hypotenuse of x(our unknown side), we can use Pythagoreans theorem to find the unknown side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagoreans theorem<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%5E2%2B15%5E2=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%5E2%2B15%5E2=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Plug in a=12 and b=15 and lets solve for c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+4+4+%2B+2+2+5+=++c++%5E+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+4+4+%2B+2+2+5+=++c++%5E+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square each individual term\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3+6+9+=++c++%5E+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3+6+9+=++c++%5E+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Combine like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s+q+r+t+%28+3+6+9+%29+=+s+q+r+t+%28++c++%5E+2+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s+q+r+t+%28+3+6+9+%29+=+s+q+r+t+%28++c++%5E+2+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2Asqrt%2841%29=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2Asqrt%2841%29=c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify the square root\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Which approximates to...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is\r<BR>\n" );
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