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document.write( "let x=length of legs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by pythagorean theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+x^2=9^2=81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2=81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=81/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=&#8730;(81/2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x&#8776;6.36 </SPAN>\n" );
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