document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=285471>Question 285471</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is the missing leg of a right triangle with side measures of 12 and 17?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming 17 is the Hypotenuse, if the missing leg has length x then, by the Pythagorean Theorem, we know that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 12^2 = 17^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 17^2 - 12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 289 - 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 145<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(145) </SPAN>\n" );
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