Homework Help: algebra

Posted by ali on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 5:07pm.

how would i figure out a problem like:
a^2 + b^2 = 5^2

is there a certain method to figure this out?

algebra - Jorge, Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 5:09pm
yeah...kinda. think about what 5 squared is.

25, and something squared plus another thing squared will equal 25.

try 3 and 4...(:
algebra - ali, Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 5:13pm
thanks!

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