document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=586726>Question 586726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good day to you. Please help me with this word problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The Lengths of the legs of a right triangle are consecutive even integers. If the length of the hypotenuse is 10, find the lengths of the 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 #373868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ad_alta><B>ad_alta(240)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ad_alta><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=ad_alta><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=373868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 'n' is one length, the other is n+2. Then n^2+(n+2)^2=10^2, so 2n^2+4n-96=0. Use the quadratic equation to get n=6, which makes the other side 8 (the other quadratic solution is negative, so we discard it). </SPAN>\n" );
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