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PLEASE HELP ME! MY HOME WORK IS DUE IN AN HOUR!!!

The right triangle below has legs of length a=10 and b=7. The hypotenuse has length c. (look at the image)

Part 1: compute the total combined area of the four triangles.
Part 2: Compute the area of the large (outer) square.
Part 3: Using your answers from parts 1 and 2, find the area of the small inner square.
Part 4: We are given the side lengths a=10 and b=7. Compute a²+b².
Part 5: use , or = to complete the statement below.​

PLEASE HELP ME! MY HOME WORK IS DUE IN AN HOUR!!! The right triangle below has legs-example-1

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Part 1

The area of one triangle is
(1/2)(7)(10)=35. Multiplying this by 4 yields
\boxed{140}.

Part 2


(10+7)^2=\boxed{289}

Part 3


289-140=\boxed{149}

Part 4


10^2+7^2=\boxed{149}

Part 5

The statement is missing.

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