document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=78399>Question 78399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 24 meters and the length of one of its legs is 12 meters, find the length of the other leg. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length of one of its legs is 12 meters\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By Pythagorean theorem,the length of the other sideis:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  = sqrt[hyp^2 - side^2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = sqrt[24^2 - 12^2]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = sqrt(576 - 144)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = sqrt(432)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  = 20.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the length of the other leg = 20.8 meters </SPAN>\n" );
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