document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384273>Question 384273</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The legs of a right triangle measure 3x and 15. If the hypotenuse measures 3x + 3, what is the value of x? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Pythagoras:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x+3)^2 = (3x)^2 + 15^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x^2+18x+9 = 9x^2 + 225<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18x = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12<BR>\n" );
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