SOLUTION: in a right triangle, find the length of the sides when a is unknown, b=1 and c=square root 26

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Question 315970: in a right triangle, find the length of the sides when a is unknown, b=1 and c=square root 26
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in a right triangle, find the length of the sides when a is unknown, b=1 and c=square root 26
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For any "right triangle", you can apply Pythagorean theorem:
a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2
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a%5E2+%2B+1%5E2+=+%28sqrt%2826%29%29%5E2
a%5E2+%2B+1+=+26
a%5E2+=+25
a+=+5