document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=424213>Question 424213</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle has a hypotenuse of 17 inches and a leg of 8 inches. What is the missing leg? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the missing leg have length x inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 8^2 = 17^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = 225<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 15 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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