document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54441>Question 54441</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right triangle, one leg is 4 times the other. The hypotenuse squared is 153. what is the area of the triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let one of the legs be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other is \"4x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + (4x)^2 = 153<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 16x^2= 153<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x^2= 153<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x= 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area = (1/2)(base)(height)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area= (1/2)(3)(12)= 18 sq units. </SPAN>\n" );
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