document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=985029>Question 985029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 dm. Find the lengths of its legs if their sum is 30 cm. Express your answer to the nearest tenth. (Recall the Pythagorean theorem. ) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #605875 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39621)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=605875\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Interpreting legs as separate from the hypotenuse,\r<BR>\n" );
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