document.write( "Question 909153: find the length of the shortest leg of a right triangle IF THE LONGER LEG IS 24 meters AND the hypotenuse is 6 more than twice the shortest leg\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #551644 by clearblueskai(22)\"\" \"About 
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let a = shortest leg
\n" ); document.write( "b= longer leg
\n" ); document.write( "c = hypotenuse \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+24+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c+=+6+%2B+2a\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2B%2824%29%5E2=%286%2B2a%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5E2%2B576=36%2B24a%2B4a%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3a%5E2-24a%2B540=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%28a%5E2%2B8a-180%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-3%28a%2B18%29%28a-10%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a=+-18\" \"or\" \"a=10\" = \"shortest+leg\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28-18%29%5E2%2B24%5E2=%286%2B2%28-18%29%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"900=900\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%5E2%2B24%5E2=%286%2B2%2810%29%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"676=676\"
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