document.write( "Question 805274: In a right trangle, the hypotenuse is 8cm longer than the shorter leg. The longer leg measures 16cm. Find the lenght of the hypotenuse (in cm). \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #485166 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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x is short leg
\n" ); document.write( "y is long leg
\n" ); document.write( "hypotenuse is x+8, directly from the description as worded with use of x.
\n" ); document.write( "y = 16, as from the description and assignment of y, long leg.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=%28x%2B8%29%5E2\", Pythagorean Theorem.
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B16%5E2=%28x%2B8%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B16%5E2=x%5E2%2B16x%2B64\"
\n" ); document.write( "See the term, \"x%5E2\" on both sides, shown as \"positive\" term.
\n" ); document.write( "\"16%5E2=16x%2B64\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16x%2B64=16%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"16x=16%5E2-64\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2816%5E2-64%29%2F16\" very convenient values.
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2816%5E2%29%2F16-64%2F16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=16-2%2A4%2A2%2A4%2F%284%2A4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=16-4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=12%29\", which is the length of the short leg. The \"highlight%28hypotenuse%29\" was described in terms of this x value.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Hypotenuse is \"h=x%2B8=12%2B8=highlight%2820%29\"
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