document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=293605>Question 293605</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the length of one leg in a right triangle is three times the length of the other and the hypotenuse is 20, find the length of the shorter leg. I know it's somewhere between 6-7. Please show me how to solve it as well! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #211915 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=211915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> short leg is x, so long leg is 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by Pythagoras ___ x^2 + (3x)^2 = 20^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 9x^2 = 400 ___ 10x^2 = 400 ___ x^2 = 40 ___ x = sqrt(40) ___ between 6 and 7 </SPAN>\n" );
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