document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028167>Question 1028167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a piece of wire is bent into a right triangle the longer leg is 1 less than twice than shorter leg and the hypotenuse is one more than twice the shorter leg what is the leg of the shorter leg </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643319 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=643319\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x, the leNgTH of the shorter leg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Legs and sides are  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28-1%2B2x%2C+x%2C+1%2B2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28-1%2B2x%2C+x%2C+1%2B2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Right triangle, Pythagorean Theorem Formula,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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