document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=99585>Question 99585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> c=&#8730;(a^2+b^2 )solve for \"a\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Does anyone know how to figure out for \"a\" instead of \"c\"? Help please, and thank you so much!!<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 #72442 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=72442\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Start with the given equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=%28sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=%28sqrt%28a%5E2%2Bb%5E2%29%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Square both sides. Notice the square and the square root cancel out on the right\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2-b%5E2=a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2-b%5E2=a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Subtract <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28c%5E2-b%5E2%29=sqrt%28a%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28c%5E2-b%5E2%29=sqrt%28a%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root both sides. Notice again the square and the square root cancel out on the right\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28c%5E2-b%5E2%29=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28c%5E2-b%5E2%29=a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our answer is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=sqrt%28c%5E2-b%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=sqrt%28c%5E2-b%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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