document.write( "Question 1085090: This was a question on my cct part 2 and i did not understand it at all.\r
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h, hypotenuse (h=15)
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2Bx%5E2%2B6x%2B9=15%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B6x%2B9-225=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2%2B6x-216=0\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2B3x-108=0\"
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