document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=585308>Question 585308</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 60cm piece of wire is bent to form a right triangle. If the hypotenuse is 26cm long, what are legs of the right triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #373267 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=373267\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wire length = 60 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "right triangle is formed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "perimeter = 60 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so sum of legs = 60 -26 = 34cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let one leg be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other leg = 34-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(34-x)^2+x^2= 26^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1156-68x+x^2= 676\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-68x+1156-676=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2-68x+480=0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-34x+240=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-24x-10x+240=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(x-24)-10(x-24)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-24)(x-10)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The legs are 24 & 10 cm </SPAN>\n" );
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