Algebra.Com's Answer #276004 by MathLover1(20849)  You can put this solution on YOUR website! A right triangle has area 19 and the sum of its two legs is 20. Compute the length of the hypotenuse.\r \n" );
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document.write( "find: the length of the hypotenuse \r \n" );
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document.write( "The sides , , and of a right triangle satisfy the Pythagorean theorem, so\r \n" );
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document.write( "now, find and \r \n" );
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document.write( " .....................1.solve using quadratic formula\r \n" );
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document.write( " Solved by pluggable solver: Quadratic Formula | \n" );
document.write( "Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for x:
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document.write( " Starting with the general quadratic \n" );
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document.write( " the general solution using the quadratic equation is: \n" );
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document.write( " So lets solve ( notice , , and ) \n" );
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document.write( " Plug in a=1, b=-20, and c=38 \n" );
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document.write( " Negate -20 to get 20 \n" );
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document.write( " Square -20 to get 400 (note: remember when you square -20, you must square the negative as well. This is because .) \n" );
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document.write( " Multiply to get  \n" );
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document.write( " Simplify the square root (note: If you need help with simplifying the square root, check out this solver) \n" );
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document.write( " Multiply 2 and 1 to get 2 \n" );
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