document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=883090>Question 883090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you find the 2 other side lengths of a right triangle if you are given a side length and the perimeter of that triangle... for example: the perimeter of a right triangle is 40m, The length of the longest side of the triangle is 17m, what are the lengths of the other two sides? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #533329 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=533329\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The perimeter is A + B + C.  We know that C = 17.  Therefore A+B = 40-17, or 23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If we *assume* that the sides are whole numbers, the possibilities are combinations that equal 23.  Let's use estimating - try using 10 (since it's easy).  Then we would have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10*10 + 13*13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 + 169<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Too little.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9*9 + 14*14 =<BR>\n" );
document.write( "81 + 196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Still too little<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*8 + 15*15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64 + 225<BR>\n" );
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