document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074446>Question 1074446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A right angled triangle with hypotenuse 20cm. A square 6cm placed in the right angle of the triangle. The hypothenuse touches the top right corner of the square. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is length of other two sides?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I started usi g similar triangles and called base (x+6) and height (y+6) getting <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=36/x.  Then use Pythagoras. But can't simplify the complicated algebra I get after that. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can anyone help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #689247 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=689247\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I did the same, got <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^4 + 12x^3 - 328x^2 + 432x + 1296 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I used a graph to find x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =~ 3.0405155<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> the x side is 6 plus that, or that can be the y side, they're interchangeable.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm looking for another method, don't have one yet. </SPAN>\n" );
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