document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=744902>Question 744902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a right triangle has a perimeter of 10 units, and its hypotenuse is twice as long as one of its legs, what are the lengths of its sides?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I set the legs as x, 2x and x radical 3, and solved the problem from there, but I need help making sure I got the right answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #453608 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10552)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=453608\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a right triangle has a perimeter of 10 units, and its hypotenuse is twice as long as one of its legs, what are the lengths of its sides?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I set the legs as x, 2x and x radical 3, and solved the problem from there, but I need help making sure I got the right answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks in advance!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the right approach, but the legs are x and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2Asqrt%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2Asqrt%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, while the hypotenuse is: 2x. With that you should get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "leg measurements of: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%283.7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%283.7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282.1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282.1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hypotenuse measurement of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%284.2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%284.2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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