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document.write( "Use the Pythagorean formula.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The hypotenuse is 20 m, one leg is 12 m.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Your task is to find another leg.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that your triangle is a classic (3,4,5)-right angled triangle,\r\n" );
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document.write( "so the length under the question is an integer number.\r\n" );
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