document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=431612>Question 431612</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 8 feet less than 3 times shorter leg and the longer leg is 8 feet more than 2 times the shorter leg, what is the length of all three sides?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is one of these:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 15ft, 36ft, 39ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 18ft, 44ft, 46ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 20ft, 48ft, 52ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) 30ft, 68ft, 82ft </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 4x^2 + 32x + 64 = 9x^2 - 48x + 64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 4x^2 - 80x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = x^2 - 20x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = x(x - 20)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 20 = 0 ___ x = 20 </SPAN>\n" );
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