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    Mar 23, 2012, 07:48 AM
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    right triangle with a hypotenuse of 650 feet, and one side being 600 feet. If so, use the Pythagorean Theorem, with x being the missing side.
    X^2 + 600^2 = 650^2
    Solve for x
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    Mar 23, 2012, 07:52 AM
    qushak: Are you having trouble solving for x? Steps are: (1) subtract 600^2 from both sides, then (2) take the square root of the result.
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    Mar 23, 2012, 09:30 AM
    SO WOULD IT BE 600^2=360000 AND 650^2=422500
    360000-422500=62 500
    X=62500
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    Mar 23, 2012, 09:52 AM
    Not quite - you forgot to take the square root as the last step:

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    Mar 23, 2012, 09:54 AM
    THANK YOU

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