document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549904>Question 549904</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shinsuke Uno walked his dog on a path through a park which formed a right triangle. One leg of the right triangle was 7 meters longer than the other leg. The hypotenuse of the right triangle was 13 meters long. How far did he walk altogether? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358215 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><B>asuar010(338)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=asuar010><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=asuar010><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358215\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First set up the Pythagorean theorem as x^2 + (x+7)^2 =13^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then start solving: x^2+x^2+14x+49=169  then 2x^2+14x-120=0 then factor it as\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(2x-10)*(x+12)=0 then 2x-10=0 and x+12=0 solve for x in each case:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=-12 and x=5, and since a distance cannot be negative the only possible answer \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is 5 so the total distance traveled is 5+12+13=30  </SPAN>\n" );
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