document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=578752>Question 578752</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 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 42\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You could use pythagorean theorem a^2+b^2=c^2, but if you divide each leg by 14, you can see this is a special 3,4,5 right triangle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 70/14 = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 42/14 = 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a =  x/14 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 14*4 = 56 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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