document.write( "Question 1058708: Hi, I am having trouble with part b of this question.
\n" ); document.write( "A piece of wire is 60cm long and is bent to form a right-angled triangle having the hypotenuse of 25cm with the other sides being x and y.
\n" ); document.write( "a) Express y in terms of x.
\n" ); document.write( "y=60-25-x
\n" ); document.write( "y=35-x
\n" ); document.write( "b) Use the Pythagoras Theorum to write an equation in x. Hence find the length of the other two sides of the triangle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #673803 by Alan3354(69443)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A piece of wire is 60cm long and is bent to form a right-angled triangle having the hypotenuse of 25cm with the other sides being x and y.
\n" ); document.write( "a) Express y in terms of x.
\n" ); document.write( "y=60-25-x
\n" ); document.write( "y=35-x
\n" ); document.write( "b) Use the Pythagoras Theorum to write an equation in x. Hence find the length of the other two sides of the triangle.
\n" ); document.write( "------
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + y^2 = 25^2
\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 35
\n" ); document.write( "y = 35 - x
\n" ); document.write( "---
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + (35-x)^2 = 625
\n" ); document.write( "2x^2 - 70x + 600 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 - 35x + 300 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "(x-15)*(x-20) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "x = 15, 20
\n" ); document.write( "y = 20, 15
\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "
\n" );