document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=201927>Question 201927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you set up this problem in order to solve it? :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One leg of a right triangle is 96 inches. Find the hypotenuse and the other leg if the length of the hypotenuse exceeds 2 times the other leg by 4 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #152146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=152146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pythagorean theorem says <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2+=+a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are given one side (a) and also a relationship between the hypotenuse (c) and the other side (b)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So now solve for b.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Once you get b, you can then solve for c<BR>\n" );
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