document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=447069>Question 447069</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the side of the triangle labeled h is called the hypotenuse. the base is 2 units smaller than the hypotenuse and the height is 4 units smaller than the hypotenuse \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. express the lengths of the base and height of the triangle in terms of the hypotenuse h. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. if the perimeter is 24 inches, find the dimensions of the triangle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "height=h-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h+h-2+h-4=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3h=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "base=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height=6.. </SPAN>\n" );
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