document.write( "Question 848036: I am just going to post the dimensions of this triangle and hopefully you can help me solve it. I've been wracking my brain and just don't know where to start. SL = X, LL = 8 in., and the Hyp = 10 in.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #510832 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Using the Pythagorean Theorem
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document.write( " x^2 +(8in)^2 = (10in)^2
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document.write( " x^2 + 64in^2 = 100in^2
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document.write( " x^2 =  100in^2 - 64in^2 
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document.write( "  x^2 = 36in^2     (Tossing out the negative solution for unit measure)
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document.write( "   x = 6in      \n" );
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