document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=867099>Question 867099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me! I am so confused on this, I have tried it several times but its just not clicking tonight.. The question is. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a right triangle is 260 in^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the length of its legs if one leg is 6 inches longer than the other. (Use the five step method and show ALL work for full credit.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you could please explain this when helping me with this problem so I can solve the other problems similar to this one on my own. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me! I am so confused on this, I have tried it several times but its just not clicking tonight.. The question is. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a right triangle is 260 in^2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the length of its legs if one leg is 6 inches longer than the other. (Use the five step method and show ALL work for full credit.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you could please explain this when helping me with this problem so I can solve the other problems similar to this one on my own. Thank you!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let longer leg be L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then shorter leg = L - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29L%28L+-+6%29+=+260 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29L%28L+-+6%29+=+260\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28L%5E2+-+6L%29%2F2+=+260 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28L%5E2+-+6L%29%2F2+=+260\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%5E2+-+6L+=+520 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%5E2+-+6L+=+520\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------- Cross-multiplying<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for L, the longer leg, and then the shorter leg, or L - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You then do a check!! \r<BR>\n" );
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