document.write( "Question 1118979: The figure shows a right angled triangle where angle ACB=90°. Given that AB=(2x+1)cm, BC=2x cm and AC=(x-5) cm,
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Algebra.Com's Answer #734406 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Draw and label your triangle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"AC%5E2%2BBC%5E2=AB%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Algebra steps should yield \"x%5E2-14x%2B24=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x=2 will not work, but x=12 will work.\r
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