document.write( "Question 403424: I am doing pythagorean theorem. I am trying to solve for x
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Algebra.Com's Answer #285283 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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Divide both sides by 2 to get \"x%5E2+%2B+7x+-+60+=+0\". Luckily, this factors to \"%28x+-+5%29%28x+%2B+12%29+=+0\" --> x = 5 or x = -12. We take the positive solution x = 5, and get a right triangle with lengths 5, 12, 13. \n" ); document.write( "
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