The equation you've written, A² + b² = 24², indicates the sum of the squares of two variables, A and b, equals the square of the number 24. If you want to solve for one variable in terms of the other, you can rearrange the equation. Let's solve for A in terms of b:
A² + b² = 24²
First, square the number 24:
24² = 24 * 24 = 576
Now the equation is:
A² + b² = 576
Subtract b² from both sides to solve for A²:
A² = 576 - b²
Finally, to express A in terms of b, we can take the square root of both sides (remembering that there will be a positive and negative solution since both A=√(576 - b²) and A=-√(576 - b²) squared will give us A²):
A = ±√(576 - b²)
Alternatively, if you needed to solve for b in terms of A, the process would be similar:
b² = 576 - A²
b = ±√(576 - A²)
This relationship between A and b is indicative of the Pythagorean theorem where A and b could represent the legs of a right triangle and 24 would be the length of the hypotenuse. The solutions for A and b would then define the lengths of the legs that satisfy this Pythagorean relationship.
A²+b²=24²
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