document.write( "Question 1093488: The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 7 ft long. One leg is 1.4ft longer than the other leg. Find the length of the legs \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "When I see these numbers, 7 and 1.4, my first thought is \"what is their ratio ?\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Their ratio is  = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then I see that I can reformulate the problem equivalently in this form;\r\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 5 units long, while one leg is 1 unit longer than the other.\r\n" );
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document.write( "By saying this, I recall momentarily 3-4-5 right angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So, the legs in your problem are 1.4*3  and 1.4*4 ft.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In this way, you can solve this problem MENTALLY.\r\n" );
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