document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139183>Question 1139183</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 25 ft long. One leg is 17 ft longer than the other. Find the lengths of the legs. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It helps to know some basic Pythagorean triples -- sets of three integers that can be the lengths of the two legs and hypotenuse of a right triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are two such triples with a hypotenuse of 25: 15-20-25, and 7-24-25.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "One of those meets the conditions of the problem.... </SPAN>\n" );
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