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document.write( "Draw the picture.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the missing side lengths be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Pythagoras to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x^2 = 15^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 112.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = sqrt(112.5) ~ 10.61<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. <BR>\n" );
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