document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120543>Question 120543</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> length of 3rd side of triangle.   ab=9.5     bc=7   ac=???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i am trying to lay out the stringers for a stairway and need to know the length of the one side. the triangles are the stair steps. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88423 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=88423\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> my assumption is that you need the longest side?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by Pythagoras, the sum of the squares of the short sides equals the square of the long side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2=9.5^2+7^2 __ x^2=90.25+49 __ x^2=139.25 __ x=11.80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "good luck with the stairs </SPAN>\n" );
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