document.write( "Question 167456: TEWNTY NINE IS THE SHORTEST LEG OF A RIGHT ANGLED TRIANGLE THE HYPOTENUS AND OTHER LEG ARE TWO CONSECUTIVE WHOLE NUMBERS. WHAT ARE THE LENGHTS OF THE LEG AND HYPOTENUS \n" ); document.write( "
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\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"-eq where we will call a the shortest leg, b the other leg,and c the hypothenuse. Lets call b=b and c=b+1 where b and b+1 are two consecutive whole numbers. no substitute our known numbers and variables into the equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"29%5E2%2Bb%5E2=%28b%2B1%29%5E2\" solving we have \"841%2Bb%5E2=b%5E2%2B2b%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2b=840\" \"highlight%28b=420%29\"other leg \"highlight%28c=420%2B1=421%29\" hypothenuse
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