document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590109>Question 590109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> its a right triangle side A=X, side B=12 and the hypotenuse=6+X and im supposed to solve for x but when i set it up the x's keep cancelling out and equaling zero, how do i solve this, 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 #375071 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathhelp@><B>mathhelp@(10)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathhelp@><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375071\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> its a right triangle side A=X, side B=12 and the hypotenuse=6+X and im supposed to solve for x but when i set it up the x's keep cancelling out and equaling zero, how do i solve this, please help\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the formula:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a^2+b^2=c^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so your a = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=6+x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+144=(6+x)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "expand:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+144=x^2+12x+36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+108=x^2+12x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cancel out the x^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "108=12x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so your answer should be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "test if this is valid:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9^2+12^2<=15^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "81+144<=225\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "255=255\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Enjoy :) </SPAN>\n" );
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