document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205683>Question 205683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that one leg of a right triangle is 14 feet shorter than the other leg.  The hypotenuse is 2 feet longer than the longer leg.  Find the lengths of all three sides of the right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #155320 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=155320\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x=\"longer leg\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by Pythagoras ___ x^2 + (x - 14)^2 = (x + 2)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + x^2 - 28x + 196 = x^2 + 4x + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 32x + 192 = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x - 24) (x - 8) = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the leg must be longer than 14, x = 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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