document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=269882>Question 269882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a right triangle has a leg of 1.5 and a hypotenuse of 2.5 what is thee other leg of this right angle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #197715 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=197715\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We use the Pythagorean theorem as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "knowing a and c we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtracting we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and a square root gives us<BR>\n" );
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