document.write( "Question 954953: a sign in the shape of a right triangle has one leg that is 51 inches longer than the other leg. what is the length of the shorter leg if the perimeter is 168 inches \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A=B-51\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2BB%2BC=168\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=168-A-B\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=168-%28B-51%29-B\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=219-2B\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A%5E2%2BB%5E2=C%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28B-51%29%5E2%2BB%5E2=%28219-2B%29%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B%5E2-102B%2B2601%2BB%5E2=4B%5E2-876B%2B47961\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2B%5E2-102B%2B2601=4B%5E2-876B%2B47961\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2B%5E2-774B%2B45360=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B%5E2-387B%2B22680=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28B-315%29%28B-72%29=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "Only the solution that is less than 168 makes sense.
\n" ); document.write( "\"B-72=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=72\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=72-51\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28A=21%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=219-2%2872%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=219-144\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=75\"
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