document.write( "Question 1156764: In right triangle ABC with right angle at C\r
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document.write( "Triangle ABC is a right angled triangle with the hypotenuse AB = 17 and the leg BC = 8.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, its other leg AC is   =  =  = 15 units long.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The segment MN is the midline in this triangle, parallel to the leg AC.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the length of the segment MN is half the leng of the leg AC, i.e. 15/2 = 7.5 units.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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