document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958675>Question 958675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The shorter leg of a right triangle is 5 meters. The hypotenuse is 1 meter longer than the longer leg. Find the length of the longer leg. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the length of the hypotenuse is (x+1).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We have (x+1)^2=x^2+25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+2x+1=x^2+25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+1=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of the longer leg is 12 metres. </SPAN>\n" );
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