document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1036021>Question 1036021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right angle triangle has a side b=8cm and the perimeter is 37cm, what is the length of sides c and a. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "c+a=29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c^2=a^2+64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=29-a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "841-58a+a^2=a^2+64; a^2 cancel<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-58a=-777<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=13.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=15.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64+13.4^2 should equal 15.6^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "64+179.56=243.36; to rounding error, this is correct (use three places and it is within 1//1000.<BR>\n" );
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