document.write( "Question 326546: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 13 cm. One of the legs is 7 cm longer than the other leg. Find the area of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the hypotenuse is 13 and the legs differ by 7, then the legs measure 5 and 12 (common Pythagorean triple). Use the Pythagorean Theorem

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where

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are the measures of the legs. Hence:

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