document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008332>Question 1008332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two legs of a right triangle are the same length. The hypotenuse is 2 meters long. Find the length of the legs. Express your answer in simplified radical form, or as a decimal rounded to four places. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let each side be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By Pythagoras theorem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 +x^2 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x^2 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x =<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "taking only the positive value </SPAN>\n" );
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