document.write( "Question 1013986: Shorter leg of a right triangle is 7ft shorter than the longer leg.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I cant seem to get my head around this.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x-7^2)+(x+7^2)=?? Sorry, pretty fresh to this. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Shorter leg of a right triangle is 7ft shorter than the longer leg.
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the side lengths of the triangle.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I cant seem to get my head around this.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(x-7^2)+(x+7^2)=?? Sorry, pretty fresh to this.
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Let the length of the longer leg, be L
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document.write( "Then the length of the shorter leg is: L - 7, and length of hypotenuse is: L + 7 
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document.write( "Using Pythagorean theorem: , we get: 
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document.write( "Can you now solve this for L, the longer leg, and subsequently, the shorter leg and the hypotenuse?
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document.write( "If not, say so, and you might get further help! \n" );
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