document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331134>Question 331134</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> #1---The length of one leg of a right triangle is 12 meters. the length of the hypotenuse is 8 meters longer than the other leg. find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "#2---Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their angles is 180 degrees. One of two supplementary angles is 8 degrees less than three times the other. find the measure of each angle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #237379 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=237379\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> #1---The length of one leg of a right triangle is 12 meters. the length of the hypotenuse is 8 meters longer than the other leg. find the length of the hypotenuse and the other leg of the triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the other leg be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one leg = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hyp = x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)^2=x^2+12^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+16x+64=x^2+144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x+64=144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add -64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x+64-64=144-64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 5 the other leg.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse = x+8 = 5+8=13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "#2---Two angles are supplementary if the sum of their angles is 180 degrees. One of two supplementary angles is 8 degrees less than three times the other. find the measure of each angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let one angle be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other angle = 3x-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-8+x=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-8=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-8+8=180+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=188<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x/4=188/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=47 one angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second angle = 180 -47=133 </SPAN>\n" );
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