document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977659>Question 977659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of the shorter leg of a right triangle if the longer leg is 14 feet more than the shorter leg and the hypotenuse is 14 feet less than twice the shorter leg </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be length of the shorter side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Longer side, 14+x;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse, -14+2x;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Relate the different sides using Pythagorean Theorem Equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You would find through the arithmetic steps,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28x=-56x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28x=-56x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  NO SOLUTION. </SPAN>\n" );
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