document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=728143>Question 728143</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of wire 90 inches long is bent into a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 39 inches. How long is the shorter leg of the triangle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #445325 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=445325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> legs are x and y.  Hypotenuse is h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2Bh=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2Bh=90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2By%5E2=h%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=h%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You already are given h=39, so you have these:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2B39=90 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2B39=90\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2By%5E2=39%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=39%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Two equations using two unknown variables. </SPAN>\n" );
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