document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083771>Question 1083771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The hypotenuse of a right triangle is twice as long as one of the legs. If the other leg is the square root of 8, find the other leg. So I thought the problem would be set up as x^2 + square root of eight squared = 2x squared. but the answer after I work the problem is not correct. Please help! My second day on this problem! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let the hypotenuse be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,legs <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in a right triangle: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c%5E2=a%5E2%2Bb%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the hypotenuse <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of a right triangle is<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+twice+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+twice+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >as long as one of the legs, let’s say <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=2a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=2a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=c%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=c%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the other leg <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=sqrt%288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=sqrt%288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, than we have:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=c%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=c%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=3.27%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=3.27%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28a=1.64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28a=1.64%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >->other leg\r<BR>\n" );
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