document.write( "Question 955309: the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 1m less than twice the shortest side. if the third side is 1m more than the shortest side,find the sides of the triangle
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$\"H=2S-1\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"S%5E2%2B2S%2B1%2BS%5E2=4S%5E2-4S%2B1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2S%5E2%2B2S%2B1=4S%5E2-4S%2B1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2S%5E2-6S=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"S-3=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=3\"$
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