document.write( "Question 600333: a right angle hypotenuse is 6m and one leg is 2 times the square root of 5 find the length of the other leg \n" ); document.write( "
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Hypotenuse = 6m\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "one leg = \"2sqrt%285%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let other leg be x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Apply Pythagoras theorem \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%286%29%5E2=+x%5E2%2B+%282sqrt%285%29%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6%5E2+-%282sqrt%285%29%29%5E2=+x%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"36-20=+x%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16=x^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= +/- 4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ignore negative value\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "other leg = 4 m
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