document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=819772>Question 819772</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 18 cm. if one of tge other sides is 4 cm longer than the third side. find the lengths of the other two sides </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #493218 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><B>TimothyLamb(4379)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><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=TimothyLamb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=493218\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> h = sqrt( aa + bb )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = b + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 = sqrt( (b + 4)(b + 4) + bb )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "324 = (b + 4)(b + 4) + bb<BR>\n" );
document.write( "324 = bb + 8b + 16 + bb<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2bb + 8b - 308 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the above quadratic equation is in standard form, with a=2, b=8, and c=-308<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to solve the quadratic equation, by using the quadratic formula, plug this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 8 -308<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into this: https://sooeet.com/math/quadratic-equation-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the two real roots (i.e. the two x-intercepts), of the quadratic are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 10.5698051<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = -14.5698051<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the negative root doesn't make sense for a length, so use the positive root<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "324 = aa + 10.5698051^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = sqrt( 324 - 10.5698051^2 )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = sqrt( 212.27922 )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 14.569805<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 14.569805 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 10.5698051 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve and graph linear equations:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve quadratic equations, quadratic formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/quadratic-formula-solver.php<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate and graph the linear regression of any data set:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "https://sooeet.com/math/linear-regression.php </SPAN>\n" );
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