document.write( "Question 442679: The length of one leg of a right triangle is 8 inches. The length of the other leg is 6 inches shorter than the hypotenuse. Find the length of the missing leg and the hypotenuse \n" ); document.write( "
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8^2 + (c-6)^2 = c^2
\n" ); document.write( "64 + c^2 - 12c + 36 = c^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "100 - 12c = 0\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "100 = 12c\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b = 25/3 - 6\r
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