document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5659>Question 5659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle, the length of the hypotenuse is 20 inches and the legnth of one leg is 15 inches. What is the length of the other leg?  This is a multiple choice A. 5 inches B. 5 to the square root of 7 inches C. the square root of 7 inches D. 25 inches? Please help me, thank you very much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2948 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=arunpaul><B>arunpaul(104)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=arunpaul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2948\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one leg is  A = 20 inch = hypotenuse<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd leg = B = 15 inch\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the 2nd leg will be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x^2+15^2 = 20^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x^2 = 400-225 = 175= 25*7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x = 5 SQRT 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the answer is B </SPAN>\n" );
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