document.write( "Question 39683: the hypotinuse of a right triangle is 6 m long. one leg is 1 m longer than the other. find the length of the shorter leg. round to the nearst hundred. \n" ); document.write( "
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Length of one side = x+1
\n" ); document.write( "Length of other side = x
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B1%29%5E2%2Bx%5E2=6%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B2x%2B1=36\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B2x-25=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "x=3.71
\n" ); document.write( "3.71+1=4.71
\n" ); document.write( "Hence, the sides are 4.71cm and 3.71 cm
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