document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=392245>Question 392245</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 15 centimeters long. one leg is 9 centimeters long. how long is the other leg? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the other leg be \"x\" cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 9^2 = 15^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 225-81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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