document.write( "Question 919894: How do you figure the length of each side of a right triangle if you have 4x+5, 4x-5 and x
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let sides of a right triangle be \"a\",\"b\", and \"c\" where \"a\" and \"b\" are legs, and \"c\" is hypotenuse (longest side)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "by Pythagorean theorem: \"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so,if \"c=4x%2B5\", \"b=4x-5\" and \"a=x\", then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"%284x%2B5%29%5E2=x%5E2%2B%284x-5%29%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284x%29%5E2%2B40x%2B25=x%5E2%2B%284x%29%5E2-40x%2B25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%28%284x%29%5E2%29%2B40x%2B25=x%5E2%2Bcross%28%284x%29%5E2%29-40x%2B25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"40x%2B25=x%5E2-40x%2B25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0=x%5E2-40x-40x%2B25-25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-80x=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%28x-80%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0\" . ...........we cannot use this solution because \"a=x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-80%29=0\" => \"x=80\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"b=4x-5\" => \"b=4%2A80-5\"=>\"b=320-5\"=>\"highlight%28b=315%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=4x%2B5\"=>\"c=4%2A80%2B5\"=>\"c=320%2B5\"=>\"highlight%28c=325%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"325%5E2=80%5E2%2B315%5E2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"105625=6400%2B99225\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"105625=105625\"
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