Here's your solution in a Java applet:
http://www.math.clemson.edu/~rsimms/triangle/triangle_with_figure.html
It's great, just discovered it.  You might have to do some rounding
off and use rescaled numbers for the side lengths but it's fabulously
good for just such a thing.

Bob

David Heys <cel### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
news:37E12B7C.B029BC61@hotmail.com...
> o.k., So it's been more years than I wish to count since I've been
in
> high school. :{P
>
> Anyhow, since I have yet to get off my butt and go buy a decent high
> school math book, I'll ask my math question here:
>
> If you know the lengths of two sides of a triangle, what is the
formula
> to figure out the length of the third side?
>
> ie,
>
> Side A = 10 units
> Side B = 7 units
> Side C = ??
>
> David
>
>

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