document.write( "Question 1132865: The hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle exceeds one side by 1cm and the other side by 18cm calculate the length of the shortest side \n" ); document.write( "

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h, hypotenuse\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "one side, h-1
\n" ); document.write( "other side, h-18\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28h-1%29%5E2%2B%28h-18%29%5E2=h%5E2\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"h%5E2-2h%2B1%2Bh%5E2-36h%2B18%5E2=h%5E2\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"h%5E2-38h%2B18%5E2%2B1=0\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"h%5E2-38h%2B325=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28h=25%29\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "shortest leg, $\"highlight%287%29\"$ \r
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