document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=331833>Question 331833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One leg of a right triangle is twice the length of the other. The hypotenuse is 8 m long. Find the length of each leg. Report your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #237872 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=237872\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A^2+B^2=C^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2+(2A)2=8^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2+4A^2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A^2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A^2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2=64/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A^2=12.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=SQRT12.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=3.6 METERS IS THE SHORT SIDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*3.6=7.2 METERS IS THE LENGTH OF THE LONGER SIDE.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.6^2+7.2^2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.96+51.84=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64.8~64 </SPAN>\n" );
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