document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=820626>Question 820626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a right-angled triangle, one side is 2cm shorter than the hypotenuse, and the other is 4cm shorter than the hypotenuse. Find all three sides of the triangle using pythagoras' theorem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #502533 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=K.+Bieber><B>K. Bieber(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=K.+Bieber><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=K.+Bieber><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=502533\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say, the hypotenuse is x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that, Pythagoras theorem is: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h%5E2+=+o%5E2+%2B+a%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h%5E2+=+o%5E2+%2B+a%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+%28x-2%29%5E2+%2B+%28x-4%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+%28x-2%29%5E2+%2B+%28x-4%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then solve your equation for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After you find x, substitute the values in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-2+and+x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-2+and+x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You'll get ll the three values. </SPAN>\n" );
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