document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=490728>Question 490728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hypotoneuse Headaches! Please help me! I cannot figure these out. Been wrong 4 times...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 16 in. longer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "than the shortest side and 2 in. longer than the remaining side. Find the dimensions of this triangle. What is the length of the remaining side (in inches)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 16 in. longer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "than the shortest side and 2 in. longer than the remaining side. Find the dimensions of this triangle. What is the length of the hypotenuse (in inches)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 16 in. longer <BR>\n" );
document.write( "than the shortest side and 2 in. longer than the remaining side. Find the dimensions of this triangle. What is the length of the shortest side (in inches)? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #334260 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=334260\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the three sides are h, h - 2, and h - 16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "by Pythagoras ___ h^2 = (h - 2)^2 + (h - 16)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h^2 = h^2 - 4h + 4 + h^2 - 32h + 256 ___ 0 = h^2 - 36h + 260\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "factoring ___ 0 = (h - 26)(h - 10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h equals 26 and 10 ___ but 10 is not long enough to be 16\" longer than anything\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 26 ___ h - 2 = 24 ___ h - 16 = 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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