a^2+b^2=c^2
for a____
i'm still trying to understand.

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a^2+b^2=c^2
for a____
i'm still trying to understand.

anonymous · Answer

this looks like the pythagoras theorem

anonymous · Answer

Pythagorean Theorem*

anonymous · Answer

its algebra

maddy1251 · Answer

$$a^{2}+b^{2}=c^{2}$$

maddy1251 · Answer

This is known as the pythagorean theorem

maddy1251 · Answer

We use the pythagorean theorem to find side lengths of right triangles.

maddy1251 · Answer

We have sides, opposite, adjacent, and hypotenuse, that we plug into the equation

maddy1251 · Answer

Geometry and trig get into that more than Algebra does.

maddy1251 · Answer

the variable 'c' is the longest side (hypotenuse) while a and b are the remaining shorter sides.

maddy1251 · Answer

What are you exactly trying to find?

anonymous · Answer

for a its called literal equations

maddy1251 · Answer

A literal equation is an equation where variables represent known values. Literal equations allow use to represent things like distance, time, interest, and slope as variables in an equation.

maddy1251 · Answer

in this case, 'a' is a side length to a given figure, a right triangle.

maddy1251 · Answer

You're dealing with the Pythagorean theorem. 
In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem, also known as Pythagoras' theorem, is a relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

maddy1251 · Answer

Do you have to write in what 'a' is, or are you given options?

anonymous · Answer

what a is

maddy1251 · Answer

After the information I gave you, what do you think 'a' is?

maddy1251 · Answer

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