document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=553647>Question 553647</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is my math question but im not sure how to solve it. One leg of a right triangle is 6in. longer than the other leg, the hypotenuse of the triangle is 25in. What is the length of each leg to the nearest inch? Please help :) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #361047 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=361047\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be the length (in inches) of the shorter leg.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, the length (in inches) of the other leg would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pythagoras' theorem, applied to that triangle, tells you that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B6%29%5E2%2Bx%5E2=25%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B6%29%5E2%2Bx%5E2=25%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B12x%2B36%2Bx%5E2=25%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B12x%2B36%2Bx%5E2=25%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B12x%2B36-25%5E2=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B12x%2B36-25%5E2=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%5E2%2B12x-589=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%5E2%2B12x-589=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the quadratic formula we find 2 values for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-12+%2B-+sqrt%2812%5E2-4%2A2%2A%28-589%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29=%28-12+%2B-+sqrt%284856%29%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but we can only use the positive solution<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=%28-12+%2B-+sqrt%284856%29%29%2F4=-3+%2B-+sqrt+%281214%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=%28-12+%2B-+sqrt%284856%29%29%2F4=-3+%2B-+sqrt+%281214%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = approximately <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14.42125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14.42125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, the other leg length is about <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2B14.42125=20.42125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2B14.42125=20.42125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the leg lengths, to the nearest inch, are 14 inches and 20 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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