document.write( "Question 856831: suppose one leg and the hypotenuse of a right triangle are consecutive integers. find the length of the leg and hypotenuse if the other leg is of length 7cm. \n" ); document.write( "
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leg 1 -------7
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\n" ); document.write( "hypotenuse--------(x+1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x+1)^2= x^2+7^2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x^2+2x+1 =x^2+49\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x=48
\n" ); document.write( "x=24\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7,24,25 the sides of the right triangle\r
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