document.write( "Question 1036297: Let x be the shorter leg of a right triangle. The longer leg is 9 cm less than 3 times the shorter leg, and the hypotenuse is 1cm more than twice the shorter leg. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "SEGMENT OR SIDE          NUMBER\r\n" );
document.write( "short leg                  x\r\n" );
document.write( "long leg                 -9+3x\r\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse                1+2x\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If legs of a right triangle are a and b, and if hypotenuse is c, then we have a relationship among them, $\"a%5E2%2Bb%5E2=c%5E2\"$ , Pythagorean Theorem Right Triangle Formula.
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