document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254730>Question 254730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a triangle has a hypotenuse of 25 inches, its height is 12 inches, what is the perimeter of the triangle?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the width be \"w\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25^2 = 12^2 + w^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "625 = 144 + w^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w^2 = 481<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 21.93 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2(length + width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 2(25 + 21.93)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 93.86 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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