document.write( "Question 1086892: The perimeter of a right triangle is 36 units. If one leg is three units shorter than another, and the hypotenuse is 6 units more than the shorter leg, find its area in sq meters. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"A%2BB%2BH=36\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"A=B-3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"B=A%2B3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"H=6%2BA\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2B%28A%2B3%29%2B%286%2BA%29=36\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3A%2B9=36\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3A=27\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=9%2B3=12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"H=6%2B9=15\"\r
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