document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=488264>Question 488264</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 70 feet and one of the legs is 42 feet, what is the length of the other leg?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Applying Pythagorean theorem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = length of other leg<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + 42^2 = 70^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 1764 = 4900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 3136<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 56 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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