document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1031994>Question 1031994</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A brace for a shelf has the shape of a right triangle.  Its hypotenuse is 20 inches long and the two legs are equal in length.  How long are the legs of the&#8203; triangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Make the two legs = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By Pythagoras Theorem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + x^2 = 20^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x^2 = 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 400/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = &#8730;200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14.14 inches (2 decimal places)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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