document.write( "Question 302751: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 9 feet more than the shorter leg and the longer leg is 15 feet. Find the length of the shorter leg of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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S=SHORT LEG
\n" ); document.write( "L=LONG LEG
\n" ); document.write( "H=HYPOTNUSE
\n" ); document.write( " $\"H=9%2BS\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L%5E2%2BS%5E2=H%5E2\"$ KNOW YOUR FORMULAS
\n" ); document.write( " $\"15%5E2%2BS%5E2=%289%2BS%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"225%2BS%5E2=%289%2BS%29%289%2BS%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"225%2BS%5E2=%2881%2B18S%2BS%5E2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"225=81%2B18S\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"144=18S\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"144%2F18=S\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8=S\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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