document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1156595>Question 1156595</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One leg of a right triangle is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "inches more than <BR>\n" );
document.write( "twicetwice <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the length of the other leg. The hypotenuse is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inches more than the shorter leg. Find the lengths of all the sides. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #779349 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=779349\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming  the 4 was doubled in entering by mistake,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "leg, 2x+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "short leg, x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse, x+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pythagorean Theorem:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B4%29%5E2%2Bx%5E2=%28x%2B5%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B4%29%5E2%2Bx%5E2=%28x%2B5%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using general solution formula and accepting only positive value,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW recheck if this makes any sense.  Look again at the original expressions from the problem description.  Can you have  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B4%3Cx%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B4%3Cx%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  ?   Does this match with the \"solved\" value for x?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=0.927 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=0.927\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to three sig figrs. </SPAN>\n" );
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