document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=753182>Question 753182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I've just found this website and am unsure if this is the correct section, the question fits a few of them I believe, anyhow:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a right angled triangle, 8cm by 15cm, with a hypotenuse of 17cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is a rectangle of 12cm by X cm. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area's of these two shapes are the same. What is the value of X ? \r<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 #458256 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=malglu><B>malglu(63)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=malglu><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=458256\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the area of th rectangle is 1/2 * base * height, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/2 * 8 * 15 which is 60cm squared\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the area of the rectangle is thus 60cm squuared.  you already know the length is 12 cm, so the width must be 5 cm (as 5 * 12 = 60)<BR>\n" );
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