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document.write( "The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 4 meters more than the length of the longer leg. The shorter leg is 20 meters. Find the length of the longer leg. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 4 meters more than the length of the longer leg. The shorter leg is 20 meters. Find the length of the longer leg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can use the right triangle formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+4)^2 = x^2 + 20^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+8x+16 = x^2 + 400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = 394  and x = 49.25 meters is the length of the longer leg </SPAN>\n" );
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