document.write( "Question 670822: The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 40 centimeters. The legs of the triangle are the same length. How long is each leg of the triangle? \n" ); document.write( "
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Apply Pythagorean Theorem
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+=+b%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2+%2B+a%5E2+=+c%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2a%5E2+=+40%5E2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sqrt%282a%5E2%29+=+sqrt%2840%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28a%29sqrt%282%29+=+40\"
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\n" ); document.write( "a = \"40%2Fsqrt%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "= \"%2840%2Fsqrt%282%29%29%28sqrt%282%29%2Fsqrt%282%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "= \"40sqrt%282%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "= \"%2820cross%2840%29sqrt%282%29%29%2F1cross%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28a+=+20sqrt%282%29%29\"cm for each leg.
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