document.write( "Question 1103189: The shortest leg of a triangle is 17 inches shorter than the other leg. The hypotenuse of this triangle is 25 inches. What are the lengths of the two legs of this triangle?
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$\"%28L-17%29%5E2%2BL%5E2=25%5E2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2L%5E2-34L-336=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L%5E2-17L-168=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28L-24%29%28L%2B7%29=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions but only one is positive.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L-24=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"L=24\"$
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