document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033029>Question 1033029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One leg of a right triangle is one half as long as the other leg. The hypotension is 8 meters long. Find the exact length of each leg of the triangle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #647652 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><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=647652\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the short leg.  The long leg is 2x. And our right triangle is such that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+(2x)^2=8^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+4x^2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x^2=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=sqrt (64/5)= approximately 3.58 meters for the short leg, 7.16 meters for the long leg....... </SPAN>\n" );
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