document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=109522>Question 109522</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one side of a right triangle is 12 and its hypotenuse is 13, what is the length of the other side?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The pythagorean theorem states that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, with c being the hypotenuse and a being 12 you can easily find the value of b using the pythagorean theorem. If we subtitute we will get something like this <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%5E2%2Bb%5E2=13%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%5E2%2Bb%5E2=13%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. In other words <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144%2Bb%5E2=169 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144%2Bb%5E2=169\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, if we subtract 144 from both sides we will get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. To simplify these terms we need to get their respective square roots so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28b%5E2%29=sqrt%2825%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28b%5E2%29=sqrt%2825%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the length of the other side is 5.\r<BR>\n" );
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