document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=813687>Question 813687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The legs of a right triangle are 4 cm and x cm. The hypotenuse is (2x-1) cm. What is x? I know the answer to this question is 3 but what I can't figure out is how that solution was achieved. I tried setting up the equation like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%5E2%2Bx%5E2=%282x-1%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%5E2%2Bx%5E2=%282x-1%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > but got the wrong answer. Can you help?    </SPAN>\n" );
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