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document.write( "The lengths of the legs of a right triangle are 25 cm and 60 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the length of the hypotenuse?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  A. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  42.5 centimeters   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  B. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  35 centimeters   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  C. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  65 centimeters   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  9.2 centimeters   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #621095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=621095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We will use the pythagorean theorem <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%5E2+%2B+b%5E2+=+c%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where 'a' and 'b' are the legs. The longest side is 'c' which is the hypotenuse.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this case, a = 25, b = 60 and c is unknown. So we'll leave it as c and solve for c\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse is 65 cm long. </SPAN>\n" );
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