document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=195288>Question 195288</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0618106480/algebrahomeworkh>algebra 1 concepts and skills</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the unknown length of the right triangle ; base is x; height is x+2 and the  hypotenuse is 10 using the pythagorean theorem </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28a=base=red%28x%29%2Cb=height=red%28x%2B2%29%2Cc=hypotenuse=red%2810%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28a=base=red%28x%29%2Cb=height=red%28x%2B2%29%2Cc=hypotenuse=red%2810%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*Remember,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28a=2%2Cb=4%2Cc=-96%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28a=2%2Cb=4%2Cc=-96%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving discriminant, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=4%5E2-4%282%29%28-96%29=16%2B768=784 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=4%5E2-4%282%29%28-96%29=16%2B768=784\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then,<font color=blue>base=6</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also,<font color=blue>height=6+2=8</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check, by Pyth theorem:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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