document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=841945>Question 841945</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Using The Pythagorean Theorem to solve quadratic equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its for finding the sides of a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the longest side says \"x+4\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the others read \"x\" and \"2x-2\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which equation is correct?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = (2x-2)^2 + (x+4)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (x+4)^2 = (2x-2)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 = (2x-2)^2-(x+4)^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 + (2x-2)^2 = (x+4)^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Please help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #507278 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><B>LinnW(1048)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LinnW><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=LinnW><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=507278\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where a and b are the shorter side and c is the hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So for our problem,<BR>\n" );
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