document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=891736>Question 891736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the longer leg of a right triangle is  more than three times the length of the shorter leg. The length of the hypotenuse is  more than three times the length of the shorter leg. Find the side lengths of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the shorter leg (a) is 1, then the longer leg (b) is at least 3.  That would make the hypotenuse (c) =  3.162.  That fits the parameters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If (a) = 2, then (b) = at least 6.  That makes the hypotenuse 5.291.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since it's \"more than three times the shorter leg\", any positive number will fit the equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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