document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=612386>Question 612386</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 25 and a leg of length 20. What is the length of the right leg? If necessary, round your answer to two decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385414 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=385414\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the Pythagorean theorem<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You will notice that the sides are in a ratio of 15:20:25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which is 3:4:5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any triangle in ratio 3:4:5 is a right triangle. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "That comes up a lot, so you might want to memorize that.  </SPAN>\n" );
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